Is Musk leaving DOGE?
It’s become more and more difficult to get the truth of a story in the MSM, although it’s long been quite difficult. So now there’s a “Musk is leaving DOGE!” story that’s getting hyped.
However, the plan was always for Musk to leave DOGE, and the timeframe involved was never especially long. Here’s the story now:
A senior government official told NBC that Musk — whose DOGE team is engaged in a controversial effort to slash federal spending — would leave at the end of a 130-day stint as a special government employee.
That specific designation, SGE, caps a person’s workdays per year at 130 days. Having started on Jan. 20, Musk’s SGE cap will be reached at the end of May.
Politico reported earlier Wednesday that the Tesla CEO will soon be leaving the Trump administration. Tesla shares rose after that story was published.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, in a tweet, called that report “garbage.”
Also see this from Fox:
Elon Musk will exit his role with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on schedule later this spring, once “his incredible work at DOGE is complete,” the White House confirmed Wednesday.
“This ‘scoop’ is garbage,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt posted to X Wednesday. “Elon Musk and President Trump have both *publicly* stated that Elon will depart from public service as a special government employee when his incredible work at DOGE is complete.”
Leavitt was referring to a Wednesday Politico article reporting that “Trump has told his inner circle & members of his Cabinet that” Musk “will be stepping back in the coming weeks from his current role.” Musk, however, has long been anticipated to step back from DOGE when his 130 days as a “special government employee” run out in May.
So that’s it. Not much of a story. But the MSM can make an anti-Trump anti-Musk story out of almost anything or even nothing. Where there’s a will, there’s a way, and there’s most definitely a will.
The headline reads Is Trump Leaving DOGE? but it’s Musk who appears to be leaving DOGE next month.
carrying over from the last thread,
https://x.com/Oilfield_Rando/status/1907391884978262071
is there any one of these characters who are not special pleaders,
it is curious
https://x.com/amuse/status/1907485326970638625
surely just a coincidence,
of course the corporate press strives to avoid these connections,
MSM can say whatever they want. They’re not in control of narratives any more, and their audience is increasingly progressives and elderly.
That’s a shame if he is leaving, I would imagine years uncovering a decade of fraud payments out to the government minions.
I would think that the department continues and that the other people will stay to continue the work. Perhaps there can be a rotating “leader” to help with talking about the results.
I wonder if Musk can come back after a while?
Thanks NEO, for the clarification. Much appreciated.
Marisa:
Yes, I noticed that and fixed it.
It’s funny but the names “Musk” and “Trump” share the letters “m” and “u,” and they’re both very short names.
I don’t believe a word from the NYT and WaPo.
its the interval per years is the way I read it,
…and their audience is increasingly progressives and elderly.
This seems right, and yet whatever they say seems to be the headline we’re all talking about the next day. I wish I understood better how they keep pulling that off.
its a captive audience to some degree, hillary’s emails were full of politico links, and we see how it became institutionalized in governmental circles,
Musk has set up the department and a process and installed some very competent people. His leaving at the end of May, if that’s the date, will not stop the process.
Good point Kate. It is possible that Musk has become a distraction inhibiting the ultimate goal – maybe. Do you know who I trust to make that call? Donald J Trump. Dear lord I never would have said something like that ten years ago.
I had read that as a “special employee” or some such thing, Musk is limited to 130 days. So that would take him through roughly through the end of May. I would presume he has better ways to spend his time, and will have by then put all the pieces in place so that he can comfortably move on.
Politico: Musk “will be stepping back in the coming weeks from his current role.”
The end of May is ~8 weeks away, which could be construed as “in the coming weeks.”
A nothingburger. And Trump clearly stated the time frame when he appointed Musk.