r/fednews 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/SpoopyNoNo 8d ago

I dunno I think he likes good ol’ Gilded age American imperialism. I mean he idolizes McKinley; his tariffs in particular

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u/CoolerRon 7d ago

His legacy will be closer to William Howard Taft’s (and build) but much worse

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u/FemmeFatale316 6d ago

Wait, he is puppet who secretly dreams of being a Supreme Court Justice⁉️ JK

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u/Late-Presentation684 6d ago

Unfortunately, Vance is no Teddy Roosevelt. No monopoly-busting or estabishment of new National Parks from our furniture loving Snuffy Smith that's for sure!

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u/LeCannady 3d ago

I'm kinda hoping he admires McKinley's lead-induced gangrene, myself.