The tech billionaire’s work for the administration of US President Donald Trump is “not even near completed,” 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 position as a particular authorities worker is ready to conclude by late Could, after which the billionaire is predicted to return to his non-public ventures. DOGE, created underneath Trump’s govt order, will stay energetic till no less than 2026.
Earlier this week, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO dismissed studies of his imminent departure from the company, which is tasked with slashing federal spending, as “pretend information.” White Home spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt referred to as the media studies “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 studies that Tesla and SpaceX CEO is on the verge of leaving public service as “complete pretend information.”
“Elon got here in and we stated: ‘We’d like you to make authorities extra environment friendly, we’d like you to shrink the unimaginable fats forms that thwarts the desire of the American folks, but in addition prices method 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 burdened that DOGE “has bought plenty 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 completed,” he added.
In March 2025, US employers introduced 275,240 job cuts, the best month-to-month complete because the COVID-19 pandemic, in line with a report by outplacement agency Challenger, Grey & Christmas. Notably, 216,215 of the layoffs – almost 80% – had been inside the federal authorities, pushed by DOGE initiatives geared toward decreasing federal spending by $1 trillion by July 2026.
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