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From Fox News: Elon Musk is beginning the process of stepping down from his role as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO posted on X on Wednesday night that his time as a special government employee is coming to an end and thanked President Donald Trump for the opportunity to cut down on wasteful spending.
Musk has been the public face of DOGE since Trump signed an executive order establishing the office on Jan. 20. DOGE has since ripped through federal government agencies in a quest to identify and end government overspending, corruption and fraud.
The Trump administration hired Musk as a “special government employee,” a role Congress created in 1962 that allows the executive or legislative branch to hire temporary employees for specific short-term initiatives, for “no more than 130 days in a 365-day period.”
Musk’s 130-day term started on Inauguration Day, and therefore was set to expire on May 30.
In a post on X Wednesday night, Musk announced, “As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end, I would like to thank President @realDonaldTrump for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending. The @DOGE mission will only strengthen over time as it becomes a way of life throughout the government.”
As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end, I would like to thank President @realDonaldTrump for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending.
The @DOGE mission will only strengthen over time as it becomes a way of life throughout the government.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 29, 2025
Meanwhile, in an interview with CBS Mornings, Musk said he is disappointed with the “Big Beautiful Bill” that has recently passed the House and is now being considered by the Senate.
“I was disappointed to see the massive spending bill, frankly, which increases the budget deficit, not just decreases it, and undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing,” Musk said.
“I think a bill can be big or it can be beautiful, but I don’t know if it can be both. My personal opinion,” he added.
In response to his announcement that his term at DOGE is coming to an end, Musk is receiving a flood of responses on X, as conservatives thank him for his service to the country.
Below are just a sampling of the comments pouring in:
Thank you for your contributions to our nation. The relentless attacks on you for your voluntary government service proves the aphorism that “no good deed goes unpunished.”
— Carol M. Swain, PhD (@carolmswain) May 29, 2025
You are the only Government employee I have ever been sad to see go.
Ever.
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) May 29, 2025
Thank you for your service Elon.
When you bought X, you saved free speech.
When you endorsed Trump, you made it safer for the rest of us too.
Thank you for your love of America and humanity.
— Kaizen D. Asiedu (@thatsKAIZEN) May 29, 2025
What you did for the country at an insane personal cost, just out of a drive to help the nation steer the ship in the right direction will hopefully never be forgotten. Thank you.
— David Marcus (@davidmarcus) May 29, 2025
I have had more people than I can count tell me to “Doge the sh*t out of Washington, DC.” The people want the bureaucracy tamed.
Big government is out. Small Government is in.— Kari Lake (@KariLake) May 29, 2025
Thank YOU for your commitment to preserving the things that make America the greatest country.
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) May 29, 2025
The guy we absolutely had to have at a time we absolutely needed it. Thanks, brother.
— Buzz Patterson (@BuzzPatterson) May 29, 2025
Thank you, Sir.
— Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) May 29, 2025
Thanks for trying and for all of the updates/modernization you guys put in.
Brought record attention to our government’s out of control spending. 🫡
— Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) May 29, 2025
Thank you for doing it Elon at great risk to yourself. I’m just disappointed that Congress didn’t do everything they could to support the mission. You made a hell of a dent and DOGE will only grow stronger over time.
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) May 29, 2025
We can’t thank you enough
— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) May 29, 2025
Thank you Elon! We will be forever grateful 🙏🏻
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) May 29, 2025
America owes you a debt of gratitude. Thank you.
— Brenden Dilley (@WarlordDilley) May 29, 2025
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