President Donald Trump recently indicated to his inner circle that Tesla CEO Elon Musk might be stepping back from his DOGE work. Musk started his appointment as a special government employee with DOGE after Trump’s inauguration in February. Since then, he has taken a slash, cut, and burn approach to government cost-cutting.

DOGE leader Elon Musk and members of his team talk with FOX News 'Special Report' host Bret Baier about their efforts to identity waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal government. Musk is joined by DOGE members Steve Davis,

Elon Musk will "remain a friend and an adviser" of President Donald Trump after the Tesla CEO leaves his current role with the Department of Government Efficiency, Vice President JD Vance has said. Vance said in an interview earlier on Thursday that DOGE had a significant amount of work to do and would continue without Musk at some point.