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President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he will hold a Friday press conference in the Oval Office to celebrate Elon Musk’s work with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
The president shared the update in a post to Truth Social, referring to Musk as “terrific.”
“I am having a Press Conference tomorrow at 1:30 P.M. EST, with Elon Musk, at the Oval Office. This will be his last day, but not really, because he will, always, be with us, helping all the way. Elon is terrific! See you tomorrow at the White House,” he wrote.
Trump previously noted Musk’s service as he rolled back his time in Washington.
“You really have sacrificed a lot,” Trump said earlier this month. “You’ve been treated very unfairly … the vast majority of people in this country really respect and appreciate you, and this whole room can say that very strongly. You’ve really been a tremendous help.”
In a post to X on Wednesday, the social media platform he owns, Musk announced the end of his tenure as a Special Government Employee.
“As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end, I would like to thank President @realDonaldTrump for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending,” Musk wrote.
“The @DOGE mission will only strengthen over time as it becomes a way of life throughout the government,” he continued.
Musk has served as a close ally of Trump after announcing his support following an assassination attempt against the president last summer. He became one of Trump’s biggest donors and campaigned for him during the closing weeks of the 2024 presidential election.
The SpaceX leader and Tesla CEO led the Department of Government Efficiency, formed initially with former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, to help reduce wasteful government spending.
In a Feb. 11 executive order, Trump assigned DOGE the power to implement a workforce optimization initiative as part of eliminating government waste. The stated goal is, “To restore accountability to the American public, this order commences a critical transformation of the Federal bureaucracy. By eliminating waste, bloat, and insularity, my Administration will empower American families, workers, taxpayers, and our system of Government itself.”
