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Malek Fouda

Elon Musk leaves Trump administration and DOGE government cost-cutting agency

South Africa-born billionaire Elon Musk announced overnight on Thursday he has left his role as a top adviser to US President Donald Trump after some five months at the helm of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

In a post on his platform X, Musk thanked the US president for the chance to lead DOGE, an initiative Trump authorised through an executive order on his first day in office.

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