Musk Confirms Departure from U.S. Government Role
Elon Musk has confirmed his departure from a special U.S. government role focused on cutting federal spending, marking a sharp turn in his collaboration with President Donald Trump following disagreements over a key spending bill.
In a statement posted Wednesday on his platform X, Musk said, “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.” He added, “The DOGE mission will only strengthen over time as it becomes a way of life throughout the government.”
DOGE — the Department of Government Efficiency — was Musk’s brainchild, created to streamline government operations and reduce payrolls. While the initiative led to the dismissal of tens of thousands of federal employees, Musk conceded earlier that it fell short of its broader goals.
His departure comes on the heels of public criticism of Trump’s flagship “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act,” which Musk said undermines DOGE’s work and adds to the national deficit. “A bill can be big, or it can be beautiful. But I don’t know if it can be both,” Musk told CBS News in a preview of a full interview set to air Sunday.
The legislation — a sweeping tax and spending package — recently passed the House and is the centerpiece of Trump’s domestic agenda. Critics warn it could slash healthcare funding and raise the national deficit by as much as $4 trillion over a decade.
White House officials have downplayed the rift, with Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller clarifying on X that DOGE-related cuts must be implemented through separate legislation due to Senate rules. “The Big Beautiful Bill is NOT an annual budget bill,” he said.
Despite this, Musk’s criticism represents a rare public break from a president he strongly supported, including a reported $250 million donation to Trump’s 2024 re-election campaign.
In interviews with The Washington Post and CBS News, Musk expressed frustration with entrenched bureaucracy and said DOGE had become a scapegoat for broader dissatisfaction with the administration. “DOGE is just becoming the whipping boy for everything,” he said from the SpaceX Starbase in Texas. “Something bad would happen anywhere, and we would get blamed for it even if we had nothing to do with it.”
He also acknowledged that his lack of experience in Washington hindered the project. “The federal bureaucracy situation is much worse than I realized,” he admitted. “It’s an uphill battle trying to improve things in DC.”
Musk’s tenure in government took a toll on his private ventures. Tesla faced backlash, including targeted protests and arson attacks on vehicles. “People were burning Teslas. Why would you do that? That’s really uncool,” he told The Post. Meanwhile, SpaceX faced its own struggles, with its latest Starship prototype exploding over the Indian Ocean just this week.
With his departure, Musk plans to refocus on his companies and step back from political spending. “I’ve done my part,” he said, signaling a return to the private sector after a turbulent experiment in public service.
Elon Musk has confirmed his departure from a special U.S. government role focused on cutting federal spending, marking a sharp turn in his collaboration with President Donald Trump following disagreements over a key spending bill.
In a statement posted Wednesday on his platform X, Musk said, “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.” He added, “The DOGE mission will only strengthen over time as it becomes a way of life throughout the government.”
DOGE — the Department of Government Efficiency — was Musk’s brainchild, created to streamline government operations and reduce payrolls. While the initiative led to the dismissal of tens of thousands of federal employees, Musk conceded earlier that it fell short of its broader goals.
His departure comes on the heels of public criticism of Trump’s flagship “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act,” which Musk said undermines DOGE’s work and adds to the national deficit. “A bill can be big, or it can be beautiful. But I don’t know if it can be both,” Musk told CBS News in a preview of a full interview set to air Sunday.
The legislation — a sweeping tax and spending package — recently passed the House and is the centerpiece of Trump’s domestic agenda. Critics warn it could slash healthcare funding and raise the national deficit by as much as $4 trillion over a decade.
White House officials have downplayed the rift, with Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller clarifying on X that DOGE-related cuts must be implemented through separate legislation due to Senate rules. “The Big Beautiful Bill is NOT an annual budget bill,” he said.
Despite this, Musk’s criticism represents a rare public break from a president he strongly supported, including a reported $250 million donation to Trump’s 2024 re-election campaign.
In interviews with The Washington Post and CBS News, Musk expressed frustration with entrenched bureaucracy and said DOGE had become a scapegoat for broader dissatisfaction with the administration. “DOGE is just becoming the whipping boy for everything,” he said from the SpaceX Starbase in Texas. “Something bad would happen anywhere, and we would get blamed for it even if we had nothing to do with it.”
He also acknowledged that his lack of experience in Washington hindered the project. “The federal bureaucracy situation is much worse than I realized,” he admitted. “It’s an uphill battle trying to improve things in DC.”
Musk’s tenure in government took a toll on his private ventures. Tesla faced backlash, including targeted protests and arson attacks on vehicles. “People were burning Teslas. Why would you do that? That’s really uncool,” he told The Post. Meanwhile, SpaceX faced its own struggles, with its latest Starship prototype exploding over the Indian Ocean just this week.
With his departure, Musk plans to refocus on his companies and step back from political spending. “I’ve done my part,” he said, signaling a return to the private sector after a turbulent experiment in public service.
Musk Confirms Departure from U.S. Government Role
Elon Musk has confirmed his departure from a special U.S. government role focused on cutting federal spending, marking a sharp turn in his collaboration with President Donald Trump following disagreements over a key spending bill.
In a statement posted Wednesday on his platform X, Musk said, “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.” He added, “The DOGE mission will only strengthen over time as it becomes a way of life throughout the government.”
DOGE — the Department of Government Efficiency — was Musk’s brainchild, created to streamline government operations and reduce payrolls. While the initiative led to the dismissal of tens of thousands of federal employees, Musk conceded earlier that it fell short of its broader goals.
His departure comes on the heels of public criticism of Trump’s flagship “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act,” which Musk said undermines DOGE’s work and adds to the national deficit. “A bill can be big, or it can be beautiful. But I don’t know if it can be both,” Musk told CBS News in a preview of a full interview set to air Sunday.
The legislation — a sweeping tax and spending package — recently passed the House and is the centerpiece of Trump’s domestic agenda. Critics warn it could slash healthcare funding and raise the national deficit by as much as $4 trillion over a decade.
White House officials have downplayed the rift, with Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller clarifying on X that DOGE-related cuts must be implemented through separate legislation due to Senate rules. “The Big Beautiful Bill is NOT an annual budget bill,” he said.
Despite this, Musk’s criticism represents a rare public break from a president he strongly supported, including a reported $250 million donation to Trump’s 2024 re-election campaign.
In interviews with The Washington Post and CBS News, Musk expressed frustration with entrenched bureaucracy and said DOGE had become a scapegoat for broader dissatisfaction with the administration. “DOGE is just becoming the whipping boy for everything,” he said from the SpaceX Starbase in Texas. “Something bad would happen anywhere, and we would get blamed for it even if we had nothing to do with it.”
He also acknowledged that his lack of experience in Washington hindered the project. “The federal bureaucracy situation is much worse than I realized,” he admitted. “It’s an uphill battle trying to improve things in DC.”
Musk’s tenure in government took a toll on his private ventures. Tesla faced backlash, including targeted protests and arson attacks on vehicles. “People were burning Teslas. Why would you do that? That’s really uncool,” he told The Post. Meanwhile, SpaceX faced its own struggles, with its latest Starship prototype exploding over the Indian Ocean just this week.
With his departure, Musk plans to refocus on his companies and step back from political spending. “I’ve done my part,” he said, signaling a return to the private sector after a turbulent experiment in public service.
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