{"id":2412161,"date":"2025-03-10T18:07:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T22:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-expands-doge-hiring-as-he-faces-high-costs-to-other-businesses-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T18:08:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T22:08:07","slug":"musk-expands-doge-hiring-as-he-faces-high-costs-to-other-businesses-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-expands-doge-hiring-as-he-faces-high-costs-to-other-businesses-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Musk expands DOGE hiring as he faces high costs to other businesses &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmusk-expands-doge-hiring-as-he-faces-high-costs-to-other-businesses-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2412161&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Elon Musk is planning to double the workforce at the Department of \u200cGovernment Efficiency from 100 to\u2062 200 employees, despite acknowledging \u2062the negative impact this \u2062initiative has had on his other businesses.During an interview with larry Kudlow, musk explained that the new hires would focus on software, details security, and finance. While Musk aims to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">reduce federal spending substantially<\/a>, he admitted that managing his various enterprises, including Tesla and SpaceX,\u200d while leading this effort has\u200d been challenging. He revealed a recent\u2063 loss of\u2063 $22.8 billion in net\u200b worth, although he remains the world&#8217;s richest person. Additionally, Musk\u200d claimed \u2062that a cyberattack affected the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X, \u2063which he oversees, leading to meaningful issues. Tesla&#8217;s stock has recently declined sharply, and the company has faced\u2062 vandalism related to Musk&#8217;s political engagements. Despite the\u200b challenges, musk is committed to \u200ccontinuing his leadership of the\u2063 DOGE initiative and aims to achieve\u2062 $1 trillion\u2063 in federal savings.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Elon Musk expands DOGE hiring despite cost to his other businesses<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2031868\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a> wants to double the number of people working for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-government-efficiency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a> from 100 employees to 200 despite the pseudo-agency&rsquo;s negative effect on the rest of his businesses.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re a little over 100 at this point. Get to 200,&rdquo; Musk told Fox Business Channel&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/larry-kudlow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Larry Kudlow<\/a> Monday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3342598\/elon-musk-x-experiencing-massive-cyberattack\/\">Elon Musk claims cyberattack on X had IP addresses originating from Ukraine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3342196\/dc-catholic-leaves-mass-over-priest-making-trump-satan-comparison\/\">DC Catholic leaves Mass over priest making Trump &#8216;comparison to Satan&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3342084\/doge-cuts-national-park-service-staff-visitation-rate-peaks\/\">DOGE cuts National Park staff as visitation rate peaks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Basically, it&rsquo;s software people, information security, software people, and finance, you know, it&rsquo;s basically, yeah, finance and technology,&rdquo; Musk said about the DOGE employee backgrounds.<\/p>\n<p>As the CEO of X, Tesla, and Space X, Musk has relied on his business acumen to trim the federal workforce and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-gops-plan-for-medicaid-work-requirements-would-mean\/\" title=\"What GOP\u2019s plan for Medicaid work requirements would mean\">curb government spending<\/a> through DOGE. But it has come at a significant financial cost.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;How are you running your other businesses?&rdquo; Kudlow inquired during his eponymous show. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With great difficulty,&rdquo; Musk shot back. <\/p>\n<p>Forbes&rsquo;s billionaire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/elon-musk\/?listuri=rtb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">tracking tool <\/a>shows that Musk, with a net worth of $319.6 billion, has lost $22.8 billion since the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-midterms-will-impact-the-stock-market\/\" title=\"How Midterms Will Impact the ... Market\">stock market closed<\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>He is still, however, the world&rsquo;s richest person. <\/p>\n<p>Monday morning, X users were unable to access the social media website, which Musk later said was a cyberattack.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re not sure exactly what happened, but there was a massive cyberattack to try to bring down the X system with IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/03\/10\/tesla-shares-plunge-14percent-head-for-worst-day-in-five-years.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Tesla stock plummeted 15%<\/a> Monday, marking its worst market performance since September 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since Musk joined the Trump administration to help with DOGE, Tesla&rsquo;s stock has fallen every week. <\/p>\n<p>Tesla dealerships have been vandalized with arson or even bullets in a display of the brand suffering due to Musk&rsquo;s political work.  <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re setting fire to various Tesla charging stations near Boston. Shots were fired at a Tesla dealership in Oregon, various nonviolent &mdash;,&rdquo; Kudlow said before Musk interrupted him.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Shots fired. Not a metaphor,&rdquo; said Musk before attempting to appear positive. &ldquo;Always look on the bright side of life.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is tough sledding. But I think we&rsquo;re doing the right thing here,&rdquo; he added. <\/p>\n<p>Kudlow also asked if Musk would agree to lead DOGE for another year, to which the tech billionaire replied, &ldquo;Yeah, I think so.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3342029\/no-rift-musk-rubio-trump-cabinet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">KAROLINE LEAVITT SAYS NO RIFT BETWEEN MUSK AND RUBIO<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Musk originally aimed to slash $2 trillion from federal spending but toned down his goal to $1 trillion.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Unless we&rsquo;re stopped &hellip; we will get to a trillion dollars of savings,&rdquo; Musk told Kudlow. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2031868\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2031868\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk plans to double DOGE staff to 200, despite costs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2412162,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Elon-Musk-yy771123.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[23466,4061,4250],"class_list":["post-2412161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-doge","tag-hiring","tag-musk"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Elon-Musk-yy771123.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2412161"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2412165,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412161\/revisions\/2412165"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2412162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2412161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2412161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2412161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}