Donald Trump said Thursday that the driving force behind the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk, will likely be leaving the administration in “a few months.” While on board Air Force One Thursday en route to Florida to watch a golf tournament,

Federal rules state that a special government employee (SGE) like Musk can only be in place for up to 130 consecutive days. In Musk’s case, that would appear to make his leaving date May 30, the 130th day from Trump’s inauguration.

Though his time with DOGE could soon end, it remains unclear how Elon Musk's influence in the White House will change.

With Musk's tenure at the department coming to a close, questions about what comes next are becoming more frequent.

On April 2, 2025, multiple news outlets reported that anonymous White House insiders told them U.S. President Donald Trump had privately announced Elon Musk, the tech billionaire and Trump adviser, would step back from his role in the coming weeks or months.

In a new interview on 'Fox & Friends,' the vice president addressed recent reports that Musk is preparing to step back from his government work

Politico and ABC say the president tells his inner circle the tech mogul is out, but the White House says otherwise.

Amid a big swing-state election loss and sinking poll numbers, President Trump’s government efficiency adviser and sidekick Elon Musk was nowhere to be seen at the president’s big White House event announcing across-the-board tariffs on most foreign imports.

Elon Musk said he will leave when his work with DOGE is done. Could he resign from DOGE soon? And how would DOGE stimulus checks be impacted?