Elon Musk leaving Trump administration, stepping away from DOGE

Elon Musk is officially stepping away from his advisory role in President Donald Trump?s administration, posting Wednesday that his time as a Special Government Employee has ended. The billionaire entrepreneur was tasked with leading the Department of Government Efficiency ? or DOGE ? a Trump-created initiative aimed at reducing federal waste. The announcement came just one day after Musk criticized Trump?s legislative centerpiece ? a sweeping bill combining tax cuts with immigration enforcement ? calling it "a massive spending bill" that "undermines the work" of DOGE.