Elon Musk steps down from DOGE, citing end of scheduled term

Elon Musk has announced the end of his scheduled term as a Special Government Employee with the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), concluding his formal involvement in the Trump administration’s cost-cutting initiative.

“As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end, I would like to thank President Donald Trump for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending,” Musk said in a X post on Wednesday. “The DOGE mission will only strengthen over time as it becomes a way of life throughout the government.”

Musk’s departure comes one day after he criticized President Trump’s signature legislative proposal, calling it a “massive spending bill” that increases the federal deficit and “undermines the work” of DOGE, according to the Associated Press. The bill, which the president has referred to as his “big beautiful bill,” includes a mix of tax cuts and enhanced immigration enforcement.

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