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The Guardian - US
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Anna Betts

Musk to remain ‘friend and adviser’ to Trump after leaving Doge, says Vance

a man in a red Maga cap sits at a table with his hands clasped
Elon Musk attends a cabinet meeting at the White House on 24 March 2025. Photograph: Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images

JD Vance said on Thursday that Elon Musk would remain a “friend and an adviser” to the vice-president and Donald Trump after he leaves his current role with the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge).

In recent days, several news outlets, including Politico, reported that Trump had told members of his cabinet that the tech billionaire, who holds the position of “special government employee”, would soon be stepping back from his role in the administration, and would take on a supporting role and return to the private sector.

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