Elon Musk has confirmed that he will depart from his role at the White House and as head of the Department of Government Efficiency, leaving behind several questions about the future of DOGE. The tech CEO announced he would be stepping down after his "scheduled time" as a government employee came to an end on Wednesday,

Elon Musk has said he is leaving the Trump administration after helping lead a tumultuous drive to shrink the size of US government that saw thousands of federal jobs axed. In a post on his social media platform X, the world's richest man thanked Trump for the opportunity to help run the Department of Government Efficiency, known as Doge.

Elon Musk has officially left US President Donald Trump’s government. Musk spent the last few days teasing his departure suggesting he would be refocusing his attention on ventures like Tesla, SpaceX, and his social media network X.