It looks like Elon Musk is ready to take a back seat in the Trump White House.
Though Musk’s time leading DOGE may be coming to an end, he added that he believes the agency’s work will continue, and may even extend past its scheduled termination date of July 4, 2026. “DOGE is a way of life, like Buddhism,” he said. “Buddha isn’t alive anymore. You wouldn’t ask the question: ‘Who would lead Buddhism?’”
Musk believes that the next phase of executing DOGE’s work lies with Congress. “There’s a long way to go,” he said. “It’s pretty difficult… It’s like: How much pain is the Cabinet and Congress willing to take? It can be done. But it requires dealing with a lot of complaints.”
