{"id":60352,"date":"2025-12-10T05:21:31","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T05:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/elon-musk-suggests-he-wouldnt-do-doge-over-again\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T05:21:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T05:21:31","slug":"elon-musk-suggests-he-wouldnt-do-doge-over-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/elon-musk-suggests-he-wouldnt-do-doge-over-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk suggests he wouldn&#8217;t do DOGE over again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Six months after stepping down from leading the Trump administration&#8217;s <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/doge-claims-slashing-costs-cbs-news-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a><\/span>, billionaire Elon Musk suggested he likely would not repeat his time helming the controversial cost-cutting mission.<\/p>\n<p>Musk discussed his time at the White House in a nearly hourlong podcast interview with former Trump administration aide Katie Miller that was released Tuesday. Asked if he believes DOGE was successful, Musk responded that it was &#8220;a little bit successful.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We were somewhat successful,&#8221; the world&#8217;s richest man said, adding that he believes the initiative &#8220;stopped a lot of funding that really just made no sense&#8221; and was &#8220;entirely wasteful.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Miller asked Musk if he would repeat his time leading the cost-cutting initiative, knowing what he knows now. He demurred before saying: &#8220;I think instead of doing DOGE, I would&#8217;ve basically\u2026worked in my companies, essentially.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He continued: &#8220;They wouldn&#8217;t have been burning the cars,&#8221; referring to a <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/tesla-ev-supercharger-stations-possible-arson-italy-france-elon-musk\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">series of arson and vandalism incidents<\/a><\/span> that hit dealerships for Musk&#8217;s electric carmaker, Tesla.<\/p>\n<p>Named after an internet meme, DOGE was formed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/01\/establishing-and-implementing-the-presidents-department-of-government-efficiency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">just hours<\/a>\u00a0after President Trump was sworn in. Musk, who\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/elon-musk-277-million-trump-republican-candidates-donations\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">spent hundreds of millions<\/a><\/span>\u00a0supporting Mr. Trump&#8217;s presidential campaign, quickly became a\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/elon-musk-trump-doge-cuts\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">near-ubiquitous presence<\/a><\/span>\u00a0at the White House. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Musk and his young team at DOGE <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/100-days-of-doge-elon-musk-trump\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">quickly tore<\/a><\/span> through the executive branch, shutting down programs that they found wasteful and pushing for massive reductions to the federal workforce through a combination of layoffs and <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-deferred-resignation-fork-in-the-road-elon-musk-opm-lawsuit\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">voluntary buyouts<\/a><\/span>. In some cases, entire agencies \u2014 including the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/secretary-of-state-usaid-programs-canceled\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">U.S. Agency for International Development<\/a><\/span> \u2014 were effectively shuttered.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Musk has suggested the effort could save the government hundreds of billions, and possibly $2 trillion, though some of the cost savings figures touted by DOGE <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/doge-wall-of-receipts-shows-errors-tallying-billions-in-savings\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">have been called into question<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>His aggressive approach \u2014 epitomized by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nkMVb0RNptA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">February event<\/a> in which he waved around a chainsaw, calling it &#8220;the chainsaw for bureaucracy&#8221; \u2014 had its share of detractors, including <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/doge-usaid-federal-workers-spoke-to-reporters-investigation\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">federal workers<\/a><\/span> who faced layoffs and disruptions, and Democratic lawmakers who argued the initiative was wielding vast power without approval from Congress. Lawsuits were filed to halt some of the cuts. Musk <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/elon-musk-trump-doge-cuts\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">defended DOGE<\/a><\/span>, arguing the government needs to slash its spending.<\/p>\n<p>Musk and the Mr. Trump&#8217;s once-close relationship ruptured shortly after the Tesla CEO <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/elon-musk-signals-his-time-leading-doge-is-coming-to-an-end\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">left the White House<\/a><\/span> in late May. In a public back-and-forth, Musk <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/timeline-donald-trump-elon-musk-feud-from-rivals-to-allies\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">attacked the president in personal terms<\/a><\/span> and criticized his <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/elon-musk-slams-trump-one-big-beautiful-bill-as-disgusting-abomination\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">signature tax legislation<\/a><\/span>, and Mr. Trump threatened to cut off lucrative federal subsidies for Tesla and Musk&#8217;s rocket company SpaceX.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Musk has also flirted with <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/elon-musk-new-america-political-party-trump-feud-harder-than-it-sounds\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">launching his own political party<\/a><\/span> \u2014 though his plans are unclear.<\/p>\n<p>The two have appeared to at least partially mend their relationship since then, with Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/elon-musk-attends-trumps-dinner-with-saudi-crown-prince-2025-11-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">visiting the White House last month<\/a> for a dinner with Saudi Arabia&#8217;s crown prince.<\/p>\n<p>Asked last week if Musk is back in his circle of friends, Mr. Trump said, &#8220;I like Elon a lot,&#8221; before suggesting that their rift was due to cuts to electric vehicle subsidies.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think we get along well,&#8221; the president added.<\/p>\n<p>And Musk, for his part, told Miller in his podcast interview that Mr. Trump is the funniest person he knows.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s got a great sense of humor,&#8221; he said, pointing to the president&#8217;s\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-mamdani-biggest-points-of-praise-oval-office-meeting-white-house\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Oval Office banter<\/a><\/span>\u00a0with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. &#8220;It&#8217;s like naturally funny. 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