Overview
- Speaking on The Katie Miller Podcast on Tuesday, Musk said the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency delivered only limited gains and he would decline to reprise the role.
- Musk said he should have stayed focused on his companies and cited vandalism of Tesla vehicles during his government stint as part of the cost of participation.
- DOGE has been disbanded, according to Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor, after Musk stepped away in May following tensions with the White House.
- Musk once floated savings as high as $2 trillion before revising projections to about $150 billion, while outside verification remained scant, including Politico’s tally of roughly $1.4 billion in confirmed cancellations.
- The initiative triggered sweeping layoffs and buyouts across agencies and drew protests and investor worries, even as DOGE’s topline savings figures lacked transparent public accounting.