US EditionDOGE Staffers Fear Getting DOGE’d Themselves
- Elon Musk departed from his White House role in 2025 amid a public fallout with President Trump involving government spending and policy disputes.
- The conflict began after Musk distanced himself from Trump and posted then deleted claims about Trump's controversial ties, prompting Trump to withdraw Musk ally Jared Isaacman’s NASA nomination.
- This fallout coincided with Musk criticizing Trump's large spending bill, which Musk argued undermined DOGE’s $180 billion government waste cuts and led to staff fearing job losses.
- Trump retaliated by threatening to pull contracts from SpaceX and Tesla, calling Musk 'CRAZY!' and stating, 'I know that disturbed him,' while Musk responded dismissively with 'Whatever'.
- As Musk exited, DOGE staffers faced a purge including at the FAA, causing concern about the department's future and fears the reform effort could fade without Musk's leadership.
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Political WireDOGE Staffers Fear Getting DOGE’d Themselves
In the aftermath of President Trump’s epic falling out with Elon Musk, staffers within the Department of Government Efficiency face an ironic position after spending months paring back jobs and spending: They now fear being DOGE’d.
DOGE employees are 'being pushed out' without Musk to protect them: report
Now that billionaire Elon Musk has stepped away from his White House job as a "special government employee," the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers he brought on board are exiting too -- some not because they want to leave.According to a report from the Washington Post's Faiz Siddiqui, Hannah Natanson, Cat Zakrzewski, Alex Horton and Elizabeth Dwoskin, the influence of DOGE is waning and Cabinet heads are hiring back employees w…
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