Members of US President Donald Trump's cabinet will collaborate with staff from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) across various federal agencies to advance ongoing efforts, said the White House on Thursday (May 29) in response to questions on the exit of DOGE head Elon Musk on May 30.
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00:00How are you? Wow, a packed room today.
00:02This needs to be whole for the American people.
00:04When we need it, we need it for...
00:06Hopefully, they'll stay around for the long haul.
00:09And I don't care. I don't need Elon for anything other than I happen to like him.
00:13But I'm telling you, this guy, this guy did a fantastic job.
00:17I don't need his car. I actually bought one because...
00:20And they said, oh, did you get a bargain? No. I said, give me the top price.
00:24What does the president think about what Elon Musk said?
00:28Well, the president is very proud of the one big, beautiful bill.
00:31And he wants to see it pass. He wants the Senate to get to work on it
00:34and send it to his desk as quickly as possible.
00:37Of course, as you know, Elon Musk announced last night his departure
00:40as an official special government employee from the Trump administration.
00:44We thank him for his service. We thank him for getting Doge off of the ground.
00:48And the efforts to cut waste, fraud, and abuse will continue.
00:51So he doesn't have any comment about Musk saying it adds to the deficit and it undermines all his work?
00:57The president commented on this. I commented on it.
01:00I told you that this bill saves $1.6 trillion, according to the Council of Economic Advisers,
01:06and the analyses that the president believes in.
01:08So he gave a comment. I gave a comment.
01:10Just because you don't like that comment doesn't mean it's not a comment.
01:12We know that Elon Musk is leaving.
01:14Do you have an updated leadership structure for who is leading the group?
01:18Is RestVote involved? And what is its new mission now, if any?
01:23Well, the entire cabinet is involved. And I spoke to the president about it this morning.
01:27And the entire cabinet understands the need to cut government waste, fraud, and abuse.
01:32And each cabinet secretary at their respective agencies is committed to that.
01:35That's why they were working hand-in-hand with Elon Musk.
01:37And they'll continue to work with the respective Doge employees who have onboarded as political appointees at all of these agencies.
01:44So surely the mission of Doge will continue.
01:47And many Doge employees are now political appointees and employees of our government.
01:51And to the best of my knowledge, all of them intend to stay and continue this important work.
01:56Is there a Doge leader taking the place of Mr. Musk?
01:59Well, again, the Doge leaders are each and every member of the president's cabinet and the president himself,
02:04who is wholeheartedly committed to cutting waste, fraud, and abuse from our government.
02:07Thanks, guys.