Overview
- In a new podcast interview, Elon Musk said his brief leadership of the Department of Government Efficiency was only “a bit” successful and that he would not take the job again.
- He said he should have focused on Tesla, SpaceX and X, noting that his political role drew protests and vandalism against Tesla vehicles.
- The Trump-created cost-cutting unit ran for roughly five months in his second term before being dissolved.
- DOGE claimed large savings, but external reviews verified about $1.4 billion in contract cancellations and the Office of Personnel Management said the results were difficult to independently confirm.
- The reassessment follows a public rift with President Trump over a tax-and-spending bill and falls far short of early targets reported as high as $2 trillion.