Elon Musk has been the public face of DOGE since President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing the office Jan. 20. (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press)
Special government employees are permitted to work for the federal government for "no more than 130 days in a 365- day period," according to data from the Office of Government Ethics. Musk's 130-day timeframe beginning on Inauguration Day runs dry May 30.
"Politico has become a tabloid paper that would rather run fake news for clicks than real reporting," White House spokesman Harrison Fields told Fox Digital Wednesday of Politico's report. "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."
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Musk and Trump have both previously previewed that Musk's role was temporary and would come to end in the coming weeks.
"You, technically, are a special government employee and you're supposed to be 130 days," Fox News' Bret Baier asked Musk during an exclusive interview with the DOGE leader and members of his team Thursday. "Are you going to continue past that or do you think that's what you're going to do?"
"I think we will have accomplished most of the work required to reduce the deficit by a trillion dollars within that time frame," Musk responded.
Elon Musk and President Donald Trump have both previously said that Musk's role was temporary and would come to end in the coming weeks. (Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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"I'd keep him as long as I can keep him. He's a very talented guy. You know, I love very smart people. He's very smart. And he's done a good job," the president added. "DOGE is, we've found numbers that nobody can even believe."
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