{"id":2419255,"date":"2025-04-03T07:59:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T11:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-rejects-report-elon-musk-is-leaving-doge-in-coming-weeks-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-03T08:00:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T12:00:44","slug":"white-house-rejects-report-elon-musk-is-leaving-doge-in-coming-weeks-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-rejects-report-elon-musk-is-leaving-doge-in-coming-weeks-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"White House rejects report Elon Musk is leaving DOGE \u2018in coming weeks\u2019 &#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%2Fwhite-house-rejects-report-elon-musk-is-leaving-doge-in-coming-weeks-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=2419255&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>The White House has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-allies-hit-desantis-with-shadow-presidential-campaign-complaint\/\" title=\"... allies hit DeSantis with &#039;shadow&#039; presidential campaign complaint\">denied reports suggesting<\/a> that Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and a special government employee, is set to step back from his role in the coming weeks.this claim originated from a tweet by Politico&#8217;s Rachel Bade, who stated that President Trump informed his inner circle that Musk would be transitioning back to his businesses due to concerns about his unpredictability and perceived political liability. In response, White House press secretary karoline Leavitt dismissed the report as &#8220;garbage,&#8221; asserting that both Musk and Trump have publicly acknowledged Musk&#8217;s eventual departure from public service upon completing his work wiht DOGE (Dogecoin). Musk himself echoed this sentiment on social media, labeling the rumors as &#8220;fake news.&#8221; The White House further criticized the media for what they perceive as a decline in credibility, emphasizing Musk&#8217;s continued involvement as a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">special government employee untill<\/a> at least May 30.  <\/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\">White House rejects report Elon Musk is leaving DOGE &lsquo;in coming weeks&rsquo;<\/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_2075149\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House<\/a> rejected reports on Wednesday of the imminent departure of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tesla\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Tesla<\/a> CEO and special government employee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A post on X from Rachel Bade, <em>Politico<\/em> Capital Bureau Chief and Senior Washington columnist, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rachaelmbade\/status\/1907456723524198416\">claimed<\/a> that Musk would be &ldquo;stepping back in the coming weeks from his current role.&rdquo; Bade categorized the article as a &ldquo;scoop&rdquo; and said that the information reportedly came from what President Donald Trump &ldquo;told his inner circle&rdquo; and Cabinet members.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3368364\/nationwide-database-tracks-religious-discrimination-state-laws\/\">Nationwide database tracks religious discrimination in states<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3368470\/trump-bets-presidency-on-tariffs\/\">Trump bets his presidency on tariffs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3368425\/elon-musk-gop-anxiety-off-year-election-performance\/\">Elon Musk fans GOP anxiety with off-year election performance<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\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\">&#128680; SCOOP:  Pres Trump has told his inner circle &amp; members of his Cabinet that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@elonmusk<\/a>  will be stepping back in the coming weeks from his current role <\/p>\n<p>&#10145;&#65039;Trump remains pleased w\/ Musk &amp; DOGE, but both men have decided in recent days that it will soon be time for Musk to return&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rachael Bade (@rachaelmbade) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rachaelmbade\/status\/1907456723524198416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 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>Bade detailed that Trump still was supportive of Musk but that &ldquo;both men have decided in recent days that it will soon be time for Musk to return to his businesses and take on a supporting role.&rdquo; She also said that &ldquo;Trump administration insiders &amp; many outside allies have become frustrated with his unpredictability &amp; view the billionaire as a political liability.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt denied these claims and called the supposed scoop as &ldquo;garbage.&rdquo; She made the comments in a social media <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PressSec\/status\/1907476290438901863\">post<\/a> on X early Wednesday afternoon.<\/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\">This &ldquo;scoop&rdquo; is garbage.<\/p>\n<p>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. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Brppff6SKi\">https:\/\/t.co\/Brppff6SKi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PressSec\/status\/1907476290438901863?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;This &ldquo;scoop&rdquo; is garbage,&rdquo; Leavitt said. &ldquo;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.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1907519073287635313\">quoted<\/a> Leavitt&rsquo;s post on his X account, commenting &ldquo;Yeah, fake news.&rdquo;<\/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\">Yeah, fake news <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nPhTpZj3Fc\">https:\/\/t.co\/nPhTpZj3Fc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1907519073287635313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>White House spokesman Harrison Fields was also critical of the Politico article, categorizing it as &ldquo;fake news.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Politico has become a tabloid paper that would rather run fake news for clicks than real reporting,&rdquo; Fields <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/musk-not-leaving-yet-wrapping-up-work-schedule-once-incredible-work-doge-complete-white-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said<\/a> of the <em>Politico<\/em> article to Fox News. &ldquo;This is exactly why President Trump and DOGE have terminated millions of dollars in wasteful, government contracts to so-called news organizations that have diminished their credibility with the American people.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Musk is considered a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-take-aim-at-musk-doge-by-recruiting-government-whistleblowers\/\" title=\"Democrats take aim at ..., ... by recruiting ... whistleblowers\">special government employee&#038;rdquo<\/a>; and has been considered the unofficial head of the Department of Government Efficiency, since Trump established the office with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/02\/implementing-the-presidents-department-of-government-efficiency-cost-efficiency-initiative\/\">executive order <\/a>on Jan. 20.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to multiple government <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doi.gov\/ethics\/special-government-employees#:~:text=A%20%22special%20Government%20employee%22%20(,period%20of%20365%20consecutive%20days.\">websites<\/a>, any &ldquo;special government employee&rdquo; is one who is &ldquo;appointed to perform important, but limited, services to the Government, with or without compensation, for a period not to exceed 130 days during any period of 365 consecutive days.&rdquo; The SGE was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/assets\/d16548.pdf\">created<\/a> by Congress in 1962 to help navigate the transition into office of a new presidential administration.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3363277\/duffy-no-beef-with-musk-doge-despite-bumpy-start\/\"><strong>DUFFY SAYS NO &lsquo;BEEF&rsquo; WITH MUSK AND DOGE DESPITE &lsquo;BUMPY&rsquo; START<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, even though a SGE is supposed to serve only 130 days, one can technically exceed the 130 days if it happens unexpectedly, according to the Government Accounting Office. In such a scenario, the person would still be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/assets\/d16548.pdf\">considered<\/a> an SGE for that year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Musk&rsquo;s 130 days is scheduled to end on May 30. It remains to be seen if he will be an SGE who unexpectedly remains beyond the date.<\/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_2075149\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2075149\"}});<\/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>White House denies claims that Elon Musk will leave DOGE soon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2419256,"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\/02\/elon-musk-todd-young-pivot.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[12577,23466,32192,32127],"class_list":["post-2419255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-cryptocurrency","tag-doge","tag-elon-musk","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/elon-musk-todd-young-pivot.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2419255","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\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2419255"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2419255\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2419259,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2419255\/revisions\/2419259"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2419256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2419255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2419255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2419255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}