Elon Musk listens as President Donald Trump meets with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Oval Office of the White House Feb. 13. (AP/Alex Brandon)
"As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end, I would like to thank President @realDonaldTrump for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending," Musk posted on X Wednesday. "The @DOGE mission will only strengthen over time as it becomes a way of life throughout the government."
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt emphasized Thursday "the DOGE leaders are each and every member of the President's Cabinet and the president himself, who is wholeheartedly committed to cutting waste, fraud and abuse from our government."
And the cuts are adding up.
According to a May 26 update on DOGE’s website, the initiative has saved $175 billion through asset sales, contract cancellations, fraud payment crackdowns and other spending cuts. That translates to about $1,087 in savings per taxpayer.
President-elect Donald Trump greets Elon Musk as he arrives to watcg the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket Nov. 19, 2024, in Brownsville, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
In an investor call earlier this month, Musk reassured shareholders, "Starting in June, I’ll be allocating far more time to Tesla and SpaceX now that the groundwork at DOGE is in place."
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