As Elon Musk exits DOGE, the Trump administration pledges to maintain the department's mission of reducing government waste, with $175 billion saved so far.

The @DOGE mission will only strengthen over time as it becomes a way of life throughout the government,” Musk wrote on his social media platform X. That tweet was followed up by reporting in the Associated Press,

But three months later, as the billionaire entrepreneur is set to step down from his role as the most visible face behind the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), he leaves behind a complicated legacy that includes thousands of layoffs,

Elon Musk confirmed on Wednesday that he's ending his stint as a U.S. special government employee and as the de-facto head of DOGE.

Musk’s satellite internet business Starlink was touted by commerce secretary Howard Lutnick as a potential beneficiary of a $42bn rural broadband scheme. An executive order calling for the establishment of a multibillion-dollar Iron Dome defence system in the US looked set to benefit Musk, due to SpaceX’s dominance in rocket launches.

President Trump posted that it was Elon Musk's “last day, but not really" at DOGE ahead of a press conference Friday that he announced via Truth Social.

Elon Musk’s time as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is drawing to a close, but the national