Elon Musk announces departure from US President Trump’s administration

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Elon Musk, a billionaire, announced his departure from Donald Trump’s administration after leading a month-long effort to lower government costs.

On Wednesday evening, he wrote on the social media platform that “I would like to thank President @realDonaldTrump for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending.”

Musk, referring to the Department of Government Efficiency, said that “the @DOGE mission will only grow as it becomes a way of life throughout the government.”

The Associated Press received a press release from an unnamed White House official.

Musk’s departure comes shortly after he publicly expressed his concerns about Trump’s 1, 000-page “big, beautiful bill,” which includes work requirements for food assistance and Medicaid.

Additionally, the bill provides funding for some of Trump’s signature initiatives, such as funding immigration and customs enforcement, and building a wall between the US and Mexico.

The Senate will then discuss the “big, beautiful bill” that was approved by the House of Representatives last week.

I want to thank President @realDonaldTrump for the opportunity to cut down on wasteful spending as my time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end.

As the @DOGE mission becomes ingrained in every department of the government, it only grows stronger over time.

“I was disappointed to see the massive spending bill, which, to be honest, raises the budget deficit rather than just reduces it, and undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing,” Musk, who spoke on the news program CBS Sunday Morning, referred to as the “Department of Government Efficiency”.

The billionaire signed for the Trump administration in January with the promise to cut at least $1 billion from the US federal budget, despite the DOGE website showing that the agency has only saved about $175 billion, or $1, 088.96 per US taxpayer.

Trump’s spending bill, in its current form, would eliminate DOGE’s work because it is anticipated to increase the US deficit by $3.9 trillion by 2034, according to the Congressional Budget Office.