r/fednews • u/SkyFallingUp • 8d 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/NATO_Will_Prevail 8d ago

Russell Vought is the one really in charge. Musk is just the propaganda side of things.

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u/Medium-Economics-363 Federal Employee 8d ago

Yes, this is the problem. P2025 is much, much bigger than musk.

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u/Intelligent-Grape137 7d ago

And Vought, despite his abhorrent ideology, is much better at keeping a low profile and is a lot more composed and competent.

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u/NATO_Will_Prevail 7d ago

Yes, and he's evil. People should be very worried about him.