President Donald Trump said adviser Elon Musk will eventually have to depart from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and go back to running his companies.
The president told reporters on Monday in the Oval Office that agency heads will continue to work with DOGE and carry out its mission after Musk leaves.
“I think he’s amazing, but I also think he’s got a big company to run, and so at some point he’s going to be going back,” Trump said. Musk is the chief executive of Tesla and SpaceX and owner of social media platform X.
“He wants to. I’d keep him as long as I could keep him,” Trump said....