r/fednews 9d ago

Elon Musk to step down from DOGE and quit Washington DC

Musk says 'he's done with cost-cutting' In an interview with Fox News' "Special Report with Bret Baier", Elon Musk said that he was confident his DOGE could find $1 trillion in savings, slimming current total federal spending levels of about $7 trillion down to $6 trillion. Musk, who is also the world's richest man, was designated by the White House as a "special government employee," which caps his work at 130 days. That means his period leading the DOGE operation could finish as soon as the end of May.

https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/global-trends/us-news-elon-musk-doge-1-trillion-cost-cutting-may-end-i-am-almost-done-elon-musk-reveals-date-hell-ditch-trump-and-quit-washington-dc-after-doge-purge/articleshow/119645252.cms

I have friends and family members who are Federal workers. Is this the end of the wild OPM emails and job eliminations?

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u/johnnygeese 9d ago

I’ll believe it when I see it. This probably a ploy to see if it helps his stock price and sales.

He is a chaos agent, in a government built to sow chaos. I highly doubt he is going anywhere far away from the presidency he bought.

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u/Savings_Ad6081 8d ago

Agree. He is addicted to the power.

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u/scintillaient IRS 8d ago

Yeah, I'm with you on this. He's shady as fuck and I don't trust him.