{"id":2418373,"date":"2025-04-01T10:44:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T14:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-previews-doge-wind-down-as-musk-looks-to-exit-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-01T10:45:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T14:45:29","slug":"trump-previews-doge-wind-down-as-musk-looks-to-exit-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-previews-doge-wind-down-as-musk-looks-to-exit-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump previews DOGE wind-down as Musk looks to exit &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Ftrump-previews-doge-wind-down-as-musk-looks-to-exit-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=2418373&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>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-gov-cuomo-shunned-experts-embraced-lobbyists-drove-top-health-officials-to-quit-over-pandemic-response-report\/\" title=\"NY Gov. Cuomo Shunned Experts, Embraced Lobbyists, Drove Top Health Officials To Quit Over Pandemic Response: Report\">recent press conference<\/a>, President Donald Trump discussed elon Musk&#8217;s role in the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), indicating that Musk&#8217;s tenure as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-biden-coronavirus-adviser-announces-last-day-in-job\/\" title=\"Top Biden Coronavirus Adviser Announces Last Day in Job\">special government employee<\/a> is set to end on May 30 due to a work limit of 130 days. Trump expressed his appreciation for Musk&#8217;s contributions and noted his intention to keep him involved for as long as possible. However, he acknowledged that Musk must eventually return to his business responsibilities.<\/p>\n<p>Trump suggested that once Musk exits, the heads of federal agencies, who have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/live-2-pm-et-new-york-chinese-organization-holds-town-hall-on-countering-the-ccp-threat\/\" title=\"LIVE NOW: NYC Chinese Group&#039;s Town Hall on &#039;Countering CCP Threat&#039; at 2 PM ET.\">gained valuable insights<\/a> from working with him, could continue the initiatives of DOGE. Although Trump could not guarantee that DOGE would continue after Musk&#8217;s departure, he emphasized that many agency leaders would be equipped to manage this work effectively. Musk had indicated earlier that he expected to complete significant objectives regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cpac-attendees-split-on-possible-doge-payments-to-taxpayers-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"CPAC att...ees split on possible ... payments to taxpayers - Washington Examiner\">government spending reduction<\/a> within his tenure.<\/p>\n<p>As reports indicate, DOGE aims to address vast government waste and fraud contributing to a significant annual deficit. Public polls suggest considerable support for DOGE&#8217;s mission, although opinions on Musk&#8217;s involvement are mixed. There are also ongoing protests against Musk&#8217;s initiatives, branded as aggressive by some political groups, highlighting the contentious atmosphere surrounding his government role and the impact of his policies.  <\/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\">Trump previews DOGE wind-down as Musk looks to exit<\/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_2077361\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President Donald Trump suggested that the heads of federal agencies would pick up where the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-government-efficiency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Department of Government Efficiency<\/a> leaves off when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a> steps down from the bureaucracy-slashing initiative.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As he took questions from reporters in the Oval Office on Monday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trump <\/a>responded to questions about how long Musk would lead<a href=\"https:\/\/www.doge.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> DOGE<\/a> and whether the initiative would continue to operate once he leaves. Given his status as a special government employee, Musk&rsquo;s time at the agency is set to expire on May 30 due to a 130-day work limit imposed on SGEs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3365234\/trump-sued-nteu-collective-bargaining-government-unions\/\">Trump sued by NTEU over plans to end collective bargaining in government unions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3363999\/trump-liberation-day-what-to-know-tariffs\/\">What to know about &#8216;Liberation Day&#8217; as Trump prepares to tariff the world<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3364771\/trump-third-term-2028-constitution-back-door\/\">Trump 2028? The Constitution may leave a back door open<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The president said that while he would be happy to keep the &ldquo;very talented&rdquo; Musk around &ldquo;as long as I could,&rdquo; the DOGE leader would need to exit the initiative &ldquo;at some point&rdquo; to run his companies. However, agency heads who have &ldquo;learned a lot&rdquo; by watching Musk in action could pick up the slack once the Tesla CEO is gone, Trump added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think he&rsquo;s amazing, but I also think he&rsquo;s got a big company to run, and so at some point he&rsquo;s going to be going back,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;Oh, I&rsquo;d keep him as long as I could keep him. He&rsquo;s a very talented guy &hellip; he&rsquo;s done a good job. You know, DOGE is, we found numbers that nobody can even believe, like $400 billion, $500 billion &mdash; it could be close to a trillion dollars by the time they end on different things.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When pressed on whether DOGE would continue operating after Musk leaves, Trump said, &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t tell you that&rdquo; and added that &ldquo;at some point&rdquo; DOGE &ldquo;will end.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[But] I can say this: that a lot of the people that are working with DOGE are the secretaries, you know, the heads of the various agencies, and they&rsquo;ve learned a lot, and they&rsquo;re dealing with the DOGE people,&rdquo; he continued.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think some of them may try and keep the DOGE people with them, but, you know, at some point, I think it will end, but they have also gotten a big education, and they&rsquo;re doing a really good job. There will be a point at which the secretaries will be able to do this work and do it very, you know, as we say, with the scalpel,&rdquo; the president explained.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Reporter: Is DOGE going keep operating even without Elon Musk?<\/p>\n<p>Trump: I can&#8217;t tell you that. I will say this a lot of the people working with doge are the secretaries, the heads of the various agencies, and they&#8217;ve learned a lot. And they&#8217;re dealing with the doge people. I think&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O4ymDc0YrC\">pic.twitter.com\/O4ymDc0YrC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Acyn (@Acyn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Acyn\/status\/1906839519929991545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>During an <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/teslaownersSV\/status\/1905915705423265928\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">interview<\/a> on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Special Report<\/em> with Brett Baier last Thursday, Musk suggested he would step down after the 130-day mark.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think we will have accomplished most of the work required to reduce the deficit by a trillion dollars within that time frame,&rdquo; Musk said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Elon Musk<br \/> &#8220;I think we will have accomplished most of the work required to reduce the deficit by $1 trillion within the time frame of 130 days. <\/p>\n<p>Our goal is to reduce the waste and fraud by $4 billion a day everyday, 7 days a week.&#8221;<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MLkZJD5iev\">pic.twitter.com\/MLkZJD5iev<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tesla Owners Silicon Valley (@teslaownersSV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/teslaownersSV\/status\/1905915705423265928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>As of early March, Musk&rsquo;s initiative employed around 100 staff members. During a March 10 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3342279\/elon-musk-expand-doge-hiring-larry-kudlow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">interview <\/a>with Fox Business Network&rsquo;s Larry Kudlow, the DOGE leader said he planned to increase personnel to about 200.<\/p>\n<p>According to Trump&rsquo;s Jan. 20<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/01\/establishing-and-implementing-the-presidents-department-of-government-efficiency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> executive order<\/a> establishing DOGE, the initiative will sunset by July 4, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The government waste and fraud is so high that it is causing a $2 trillion annual deficit, so that&rsquo;s 2,000 billion dollars of waste and fraud that&rsquo;s happening,&rdquo; Musk said during a recent appearance on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Hannity<\/em>. &ldquo;The cost of our debt has gotten so high that just the interest payments on the debt exceed the entire military budget, and it was just growing out of control.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The country is going bankrupt. A country is no different from a person. If a country overspends and doesn&rsquo;t spend wisely, just like a person, a country will go bankrupt,&rdquo; he explained.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A CBS News\/YouGov <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-speech-joint-address-congress-poll-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">poll conducted immediately after<\/a> Trump&rsquo;s March 4 joint address to Congress suggested the majority of the public supports DOGE&rsquo;s mission. Over three-quarters of voters surveyed approve of Trump&rsquo;s outlook on &ldquo;wasteful government spending.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Another NBC News poll conducted last month handed Musk a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/25597409-nbc-march-2025-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">record-high approval rating<\/a><\/a>. Of those polled, 40% had a &ldquo;very negative&rdquo; reaction to DOGE, compared to 30% with &ldquo;very positive&rdquo; reactions. The same survey found the highest percentage of respondents, 40%, found DOGE to be a &ldquo;good idea,&rdquo; while 37% described the initiative as a &ldquo;bad idea.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk talk with reporters near Tesla vehicles on the South Lawn of the White House Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Washington. (Pool via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3363353\/anti-musk-protest-tesla-takedown-global-day-of-action-after-violence-arrests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ANTI-MUSK PROTESTORS HOLD &lsquo;TESLA TAKEDOWN GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION&rsquo; AFTER VIOLENCE PROMPTS ARRESTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Musk has faced fierce backlash from Democrats for targeting federal bureaucracies. His Tesla brand has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/politics\/3344283\/elon-musk-tesla-stock-trump-doge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">suffered outrage<\/a> against DOGE&rsquo;s efforts, leading to nationwide attacks on dealerships, charging stations, and vehicles. The violence has been deemed &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3358052\/fbi-task-force-investigate-tesla-attacks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">domestic terrorism<\/a>&rdquo; by the Department of Justice.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Indivisible, a Democratic-aligned network with ties to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3332899\/musk-warning-anti-doge-eruptions-gop-town-halls-george-soros\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">left-wing billionaire George Soros<\/a>, is leading a<a href=\"https:\/\/indivisiblesf.org\/hands-off\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> nationwide protest<\/a> against Musk and Trump on April 5. Over 900 rallies are planned in the United States. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <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_2077361\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2077361\"}});<\/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>Trump hints at DOGE&#8217;s end as Musk prepares to depart<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2418374,"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\/04\/donald-trump-and-elon-musk.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[12577,23466,4250,4133,3634],"class_list":["post-2418373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cryptocurrency","tag-doge","tag-musk","tag-news","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/donald-trump-and-elon-musk.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418373","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2418373"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418373\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2418378,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418373\/revisions\/2418378"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2418374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2418373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2418373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2418373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}