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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Technology
Nick Robins-Early and Rachel Leingang

Salutes, Maga hats and mass layoffs: Elon Musk at Doge – a timeline

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Elon Musk at a cabinet meeting at the White House in April. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

In his 130 days as a special government employee, the world’s richest man slashed his way through federal agencies, laying off government employees and gaining access to data that will underpin a dismantling of the federal government.

Elon Musk’s role in the Trump administration is without modern precedent. Here’s a look at some key moments in the brief tenure Musk had as a federal employee.

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