Trump told members of his Cabinet that Elon Musk will leave his government role in the administration in the coming months, a senior White House official confirmed to NBC News.
Trump discussed Musk transitioning back to the private sector during his March 24 Cabinet meeting behind closed doors, the official said.
White House press secret Karoline Leavitt downplayed the news in a post on X, saying that Politico’s “‘scoop’ was garbage.”
“Elon Musk and President Trump have both *publicly* stated that Elon will depart from public service as a special government employee when his incredible work at DOGE is complete,” she said.
On Monday, Trump said that Musk has been “amazing” but that he has a “big company to run, and so at some point, he’s going to be going back.” Musk, who has been overseeing the Department of Government Efficiency, owns several ventures, including SpaceX and Tesla.
During an interview on Fox News last week, Musk was asked if he would stay on after his 130-day tenure as a special government employee ends.
“I think we will have accomplished most of the work required to reduce the deficit by $1 trillion within that time frame,” Musk replied.
