US EditionTrump Gives Elon Musk an Oval Office Sendoff, Crediting Him with 'Colossal Change'
- On Friday, President Donald Trump officially said goodbye to Elon Musk in the Oval Office as Musk stepped down from his leadership role at the Department of Government Efficiency.
- Musk’s departure followed a tumultuous tenure that included plans to cut up to $2 trillion in federal spending but later lowered expectations to $150 billion this fiscal year.
- During Musk’s tenure, a significant number of federal workers were dismissed or encouraged to leave, and research from Boston University suggests that the reductions in USAID funding have led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people.
- Trump praised Musk for leading one of the most significant and impactful government reform initiatives in recent decades, noting that Musk brought about a major transformation in how business is conducted in Washington.
- Though Musk will focus again on Tesla, SpaceX, and X, he said DOGE is “a way of life” and suggested he will remain involved by checking back with the administration.
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On Friday afternoon, May 30, President Donald Trump held a media event in the White House Oval Office to mark the end of Tesla/SpaceX/X.com leader Elon Musk's work with his administration and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Trump publicly thanked Musk, who was present during the gathering and helped his administration orchestrate layoffs of countless federal government employees.Conservative attorney George Conway discussed the e…
Farewell to DOGE, Welcome to TACO
Hardly a week at the White House for Donald Trump. In addition to unleashing a merciless war with some of the best universities in the country, the president of the United States saw Elon Musk leave, the one who had to be able to reduce the size of the US federal state, which no politician had succeeded before him.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk listens as President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on May 30, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Billionaire Elon Musk said Friday he will continue to advise President Donald Trump despite stepping away from his official role as a special government employee. During a wide-ranging Oval Office press conference, Musk — sporting a bruised right eye …
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk listens as President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on May 30, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Billionaire Elon Musk said Friday he will continue to advise President Donald Trump despite stepping away from his official role as a special government employee. During a wide-ranging Oval Office press conference, Musk — sporting a bruised right eye …
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