US President Donald Trump on Friday hosted a joint press conference in the Oval Office with Elon Musk, marking the tech billionaire’s departure as a special government employee overseeing the Department of Government Efficiency.
Describing Musk as his “first buddy,” Trump held a grand farewell as the world’s richest man stepped down from his turbulent reign as the government’s DOGE chief and cost-cutter-in-chief.
Despite stepping down from his official role overseeing the US DOGE Service, Musk made it clear his relationship with Trump is far from over. “This is not the end of DOGE; I will continue to be a friend and advisor to President Trump,” Musk said during the event.
He also confirmed that much of his cost-cutting team will remain in place, and expressed confidence that the department will eventually achieve the USD 1 trillion in savings he once promised.
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