Donald Trump saw Elon Musk off from the White House on Friday, as the Tesla chief concluded his more than four months leading the disruptive foray into federal departments by the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) that achieved far fewer cost savings than expected.
Standing alongside Trump in the Oval Office, Musk, who faced a 130-day limit in his tenure as a special government employee that had ended two days prior, vowed that his departure “is not the end” of Doge.