{"id":2519556,"date":"2025-12-10T09:21:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T14:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-says-he-wouldnt-do-doge-again-if-given-the-chance\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T09:22:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T14:22:59","slug":"musk-says-he-wouldnt-do-doge-again-if-given-the-chance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-says-he-wouldnt-do-doge-again-if-given-the-chance\/","title":{"rendered":"Musk says he wouldn\u2019t do DOGE again if given the chance"},"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\">22<\/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-says-he-wouldnt-do-doge-again-if-given-the-chance%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=2519556&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 expressed regret over his involvement with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >government reform initiative aimed<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-vow-to-use-impoundment-sets-up-supreme-court-clash-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump&#039;s vow to use &#039;impoundment&#039; sets up Supreme Court clash - Washington Examiner\">reducing federal waste<\/a>. In a podcast interview, he stated that he would not pursue the project again, reflecting on its limited success and the significant backlash it generated. Musk noted that while the group managed to stop billions in unneeded payments, the overall impact was modest compared to his original goal of cutting $2 trillion in waste. He suggested that his efforts would have been better spent focusing on his companies, especially given the vandalism Tesla faced earlier in the year. Musk, who spent much of early 2025 working within the Trump administration to shrink government, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/josh-duggar-pleads-not-guilty-to-child-porn-charges-former-19-kids-and-counting-star-to-remain-in-custody-until-may-5-hearing\/\" title=\"Josh Duggar pleads not guilty to child porn charges, former \u201919 Kids and Counting\u2019 star to remain in custody until May 5 hearing\">faced legal<\/a>, bureaucratic, and public challenges, and eventually distanced himself from political engagement aside from commentary on social media.  <\/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\">Musk says he wouldn&rsquo;t do DOGE again if given the chance<\/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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2439456\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\">Elon Musk<\/a> voiced a negative retrospective view of his grand government reform project, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-government-efficiency\/\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a>, saying he wouldn&rsquo;t do it again if given the chance.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview on Katie Miller&rsquo;s podcast, Musk was asked if, knowing what he knows now, he would do DOGE again.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3910277\/trump-lame-duck-era-2028-gop-field\/\">Trump plays kingmaker with 2028 field as lame-duck era looms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3912874\/trump-new-york-times-health-stamina-treasonous\/\">Trump says New York Times questioning his stamina could be &#8216;treasonous&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3912858\/trump-ilhan-omar-turban-somalia\/\">Trump mocks Ilhan Omar&#8217;s &#8216;turban&#8217; in latest anti-Somali tirade<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I mean, no, I don&rsquo;t think so,&rdquo; he answered.<\/p>\n<p>The tech mogul appeared overall unenthusiastic about the group&rsquo;s work, saying they were &ldquo;a little bit successful. We were somewhat successful,&rdquo; he said, adding that the group stopped billions in payments that &ldquo;really just made no sense.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>However, his overall judgement was that his efforts would have been much more productive elsewhere, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-runs-into-first-term-mistakes-with-federal-funding-whiplash-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump runs into first-term mistakes with federal funding whiplash - Washington Examiner\">backlash wasn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t worth the investment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I mean, the thing is, like, I think instead of doing DOGE, I would have basically &hellip; worked on my companies,&rdquo; Musk said, adding that &ldquo;they wouldn&rsquo;t have been burning the cars,&rdquo; referring to the wave of vandalism against Tesla vehicles and property earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Musk spent most of the first half of 2025 as the most visible official in the Trump administration, attempting to enact one of the most long-promised goals of conservatives &mdash; shrinking the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/better-than-expected-u-s-economy-added-638000-jobs-in-october-unemployment-dropped-to-6-9\/\" title=\"Better Than Expected: U.S. Economy Added 638,000 Jobs in October, Unemployment Dropped to 6.9%\">federal government<\/a>. Legal challenges, bureaucratic opposition, poor press, public backlash, and unfamiliarity with the inner workings of government hampered his efforts, and in June, the tech mogul and President Donald Trump&rsquo;s relationship blew up in spectacular fashion. Although the two have since made up, Musk has largely stepped away from the political arena, outside of commentary on X.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3911152\/trump-european-union-x-fine\/\">TRUMP WARNS EUROPE TO BE &lsquo;VERY CAREFUL&rsquo; AFTER EU SLAPS MUSK&rsquo;S X WITH $140 MILLION FINE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>His interview with Miller, published on Tuesday, highlighted his disillusionment with DOGE and work with the government in general. When asked if he had become disillusioned with Washington, D.C., Musk answered, &ldquo;Well, I wouldn&rsquo;t say I was super illusioned to begin with.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Musk began DOGE promising to cut $2 trillion in government waste, but the group&rsquo;s website currently boasts just $214 billion saved as operations wind down.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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>Musk says he wouldn&#8217;t redo DOGE if given the chance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2519557,"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\/11\/AP25113826769744.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[12577,23466,23322,32192],"class_list":["post-2519556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-cryptocurrency","tag-doge","tag-dogecoin","tag-elon-musk"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25113826769744.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519556","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2519556"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519556\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2519560,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519556\/revisions\/2519560"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2519557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2519556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2519556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2519556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}