Elon Musk leaves White House but says Doge will continue
Politics,Elon Musk,DOGE,Government Efficiency,Trump Administration
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Elon Musk has said he is leaving the Trump administration after helping lead a tumultuous drive to shrink the size of US government that saw thousands of federal jobs axed.
In a post on his social media platform X, the world's richest man thanked Trump for the opportunity to help run the Department of Government Efficiency, known as Doge.
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