The tech billionaire’s work for the administration of US President Donald Trump is “not even near accomplished,” the vp has stated
US Vice President J.D. Vance has claimed that Elon Musk will stay a “buddy and adviser” to President Donald Trump and to himself, when his tenure as head of the Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE) is accomplished.
Musk’s function as a particular authorities worker is ready to conclude by late Could, after which the billionaire is anticipated to return to his non-public ventures. DOGE, created beneath Trump’s government order, will stay lively till at the very least 2026.
Earlier this week, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO dismissed reviews of his imminent departure from the company, which is tasked with slashing federal spending, as “faux information.” White Home spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt referred to as the media reviews “rubbish” and insisted that Musk will depart solely as soon as his work at DOGE is completed.
Throughout an interview with Fox information on Thursday, Vance additionally labeled reviews that Tesla and SpaceX CEO is on the verge of leaving public service as “whole faux information.”
“Elon got here in and we stated: ‘We’d like you to make authorities extra environment friendly, we want you to shrink the unbelievable fats forms that thwarts the need of the American folks, but in addition prices means an excessive amount of cash. We stated: ‘That’s going to take about six months’ – and that’s what Elon signed up for,” he defined.
Vance harassed that DOGE “has received lots of work to do, and yeah, that work goes to proceed after Elon leaves, however essentially, Elon goes to stay a buddy and an adviser of each me and the president.” The tech billionaire’s work for the administration is “not even near accomplished,” he added.
In March 2025, US employers introduced 275,240 job cuts, the best month-to-month whole for the reason that COVID-19 pandemic, in accordance with a report by outplacement agency Challenger, Grey & Christmas. Notably, 216,215 of the layoffs – almost 80% – have been throughout the federal authorities, pushed by DOGE initiatives aimed toward lowering federal spending by $1 trillion by July 2026.
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