Trump Gives Outgoing Elon Musk a ‘Very Special’ Gift ‘as a Presentation from Our Country’
President Donald Trump recently honored Elon Musk, the outgoing advisor for Government Efficiency, by presenting him with a symbolic golden key in a ceremony at the Oval Office.This recognition comes as Musk concluded his term as a special government employee, having fulfilled the role for the maximum allowed period of 130 days per year. During the presentation, Trump praised Musk’s contributions to reducing waste adn fraud in government spending, highlighting his innovative work as the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, as well as his leadership in promoting free speech via his management of Twitter, now rebranded as X.
Musk expressed gratitude for the key, humorously commenting on its size, and emphasized that his efforts to streamline government waste would continue. He mentioned that his team had already identified important savings in government spending, with expectations to exceed $200 billion in reductions. Musk affirmed that he remains committed to these initiatives and plans to stay involved with the DOGE project, aimed at further driving down government inefficiencies.
President Donald Trump gifted outgoing Department of Government Efficiency advisor Elon Musk a “very special” gift of a golden key on Friday in the Oval Office for his work in cutting waste, fraud, and abuse in government spending.
Musk’s time as a special government employee came to a close this week, having served the allotted 130 days per year allowed by law.
With reporters present, Trump handed Musk a wooden box with the gold key, saying, “It goes to very special people, and I thought I’d give it to Elon as a presentation from our country.”
“Thank you, Elon. Take care of yourself,” the president added.
Musk joked about the large key, “The lock for this is amazing.”
.@POTUS presents @elonmusk with a gold White House key as a gift for his service as a special government employee. pic.twitter.com/vmpp3RcSTm
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) May 30, 2025
Prior to presenting Musk with the key, Trump said, “Elon’s service to America has been without comparison in modern history. He’s already running one of the most innovative car companies in the world.”
In addition to being CEO of Tesla, Musk also leads SpaceX, and owns “the largest free speech platform” (which he renamed from Twitter to X), the president noted.
“Yet, Elon, with all of the success, willingly accepted the outrageous abuse, and slander, and lies because he does love our country,” Trump added, referring to the criticism Musk received and violent attacks on Tesla dealerships as a result of his work with DOGE.
Thank you, @elonmusk! 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/y9lGYwZJlY
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) May 30, 2025
“He’s all about the USA, and Americans owe him a great debt of gratitude,” he said.
Trump said of Musk’s work with DOGE that “he really has changed the mindset of a lot of people” and that the work he started in streamlining government will continue.
.@POTUS: @elonmusk‘s service to America has been without comparison in modern history. He’s already running one of the most innovative car companies in the world… Yet, Elon willingly accepted the outrageous abuse, and slander, and lies… because he does love our country. pic.twitter.com/hZIugFAVP3
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) May 30, 2025
After receiving the key, Musk said, “This is not the end of DOGE, but really the beginning. My time as a special government employee necessarily had to end.”
“But the DOGE team will only grow stronger over time,” he added. “It is permeating throughout the government, and I am confident that over time, we will see $1 trillion dollars of waste and fraud reduction.”
He pointed out that his team had already identified over $160 billion in savings, and anticipates that number will top $200 billion soon.
ELON MUSK: “This is not the end of DOGE, but really the beginning … The DOGE team will only grow stronger overtime … I am confident over time, we will see $1 trillion dollars of waste and fraud reduction.”
Thank you, Elon Musk 🫡🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/Fvuf9ryjZw
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) May 30, 2025
Musk said that he will continue to visit Trump and be an advisor to the DOGE team.
He concluded, “We are relentlessly pursuing $1 trillion in waste and fraud reductions, which will benefit the American taxpayer.”
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