Elon Musk Steps Down From DOGE Role But Vows To ‘Advise’ Trump, Eyes Trillion-Dollar Reform Legacy

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Elon Musk has officially stepped down as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) but vowed to continue advising U.S. President Donald Trump. Musk, wearing a “Dogefather” T-shirt, promised the project will thrive beyond his tenure and reduce a trillion dollars in government waste. He will now refocus on Tesla, SpaceX, and X but remains Trump’s “friend and adviser.” Trump praised Musk’s historic reform work and said he’s “really not leaving.” Despite scaling back political donations, Musk hinted DOGE is just beginning—calling it “a way of life, like Buddhism.”    #ElonMusk #DonaldTrump #DOGE #GovernmentReform #WhiteHouse #Tesla #SpaceX #X #TrillionDollarPlan #WasteReduction  #MuskTrump #OvalOffice #PoliticalNews #USPolitics #MuskResigns #DOGEFuture #TheDogefather #ElonStepsDown #FederalEfficiency #GovernmentNews

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00:00But the Doge team will only grow stronger over time.

00:03The Doge influence will only grow stronger.

00:05I liken it to sort of Buddhism.

00:07It's like a way of life.

00:09And I'm confident that over time we'll see a trillion dollars of savings

00:12and a trillion dollars of waste and fraud reduction.

00:17In terms of an FY25 to FY26 delta are over $160 billion, and that's climbing.

00:23We expect that number will probably go over $200 billion soon.

00:26I think the Doge team is doing an incredible job.

00:28They're going to continue doing an incredible job.

00:31That's been for a long time.

00:32That was plaster.

00:33Nobody ever really saw it.

00:34They didn't know the Eagle was up there.

00:36That's 24-karat gold, and everybody loved it.

00:39Now they all see it when they come in.

00:41So I look forward to continuing to be a friend and advisor to the president,

00:44continuing to support the Doge team.

00:47This is not the end of Doge, but really the beginning.

00:50My time as a special government employee necessarily had to end.

00:53It was a limited time thing.

00:54It's 134 days, I believe, which ends in a few days.

00:57So that comes with a time limit.

01:03But the Doge team will only grow stronger over time.

01:06The Doge influence will only grow stronger.

01:08It's likened to sort of Buddhism.

01:11It's like a way of life.

01:13So it is permeating throughout the government,

01:15and I'm confident that over time we'll see a trillion dollars of savings

01:19and a trillion dollars of waste and fraud reduction.

01:23The calculations of the Doge team thus far, in terms of an FY25 to FY26 delta,

01:31are over $160 billion, and that's climbing.

01:34We expect that number will probably go over $200 billion soon.

01:37So I think the Doge team is doing an incredible job.

01:42They're going to continue to do an incredible job.

01:44And I'll continue to be visiting here and be a friend and advisor to the president.

01:53And I look forward to times being back in this amazing room.

01:56By the way, isn't this incredible?

01:58Look at this incredible.

02:00I mean, it's stunning, I think, the way that the Oval Office,

02:05how the president has just completely redone the Oval Office.

02:08It's beautiful.

02:09I love the gold on the ceiling.

02:11It's pretty nice.

02:12Yeah.

02:13That's been for a long time.

02:15That was plaster.

02:16Nobody ever really saw it.

02:18They didn't know the eagle was up there.

02:20We highlighted it.

02:22Essentially, it's a landmark, a great landmark.

02:24And that's 24-karat gold, and everybody loved it.

02:28And now they all see it when they come in.

02:30So it's been good.

02:31The Oval Office finally has the majesty that it deserves, thanks to the president.

02:36So I look forward to continuing to be a friend and advisor to the president,

02:41continuing to support the Doge team.

02:44And we are relentlessly pursuing a trillion dollars in waste and fraud reductions,

02:51which will benefit the American taxpayer.

02:55So that's it, really.

03:00Thank you, Mr. President.

03:02Great job.

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