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What will happen when Elon Musk actually leaves his post in the Trump administration?

2025-04-25 23:45:56Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
What will happen when Elon Musk actually leaves his post in the Trump
Elon Musk and Trump

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said he will step down from his role on the Trump administration's cost-cutting team, known as DOGE.

Those in the White House, including the president, have said it had long been the plan for Musk to leave, but the news came as the billionaire's car business saw profits decline.

Musk's announcement left many questions unanswered, including when he will actually leave the administration and what will happen to DOGE.

When asked by the BBC, President Donald Trump reinforced the message that the administration was preparing for Musk's departure.

"At some point, we have to let it go. We were expecting to do it around this time. I'll talk to Elon about that."

However, according to government rules, spending fewer days on DOGE could actually extend Musk's tenure in government.

Musk has been designated a "special government employee" (SGE) - a label that allows him to work in a paid or unpaid government job for 130 days each year.

According to a 2007 Justice Department memo, cited in an October 2024 guidance document from the Office of Government Ethics, each day in which an SGE performs any work for the government counts as a full day toward that limit.

Measuring from Trump's inauguration on January 20, the 130-day limit – assuming Musk, who boasts that he works weekends, works roughly five days a week on DOGE – would expire towards the end of May.

But reducing the hours would extend that timeframe. In addition, the 130-day limit would be reinstated in January 2026.

Musk has not given details on his target timetable. He made the announcement Tuesday after Tesla reported financial problems, including a 71% drop in profits.

The decline came after repeated protests across the globe and calls for boycotts against the carmaker due to Musk's government role.

While organizers have said most of the protests have been peaceful, some have been destructive with fires set at Tesla showrooms or charging stations.

The company warned investors that the critical situation could continue, refusing to offer a growth forecast, while saying that "changing political sentiment" could significantly hurt demand for vehicles.

Musk told investors on an earnings call that the time he devotes to DOGE “will drop significantly” and that he will “devote much more time to Tesla.”

Following the comments, Tesla's weak share price rose.

It is also unclear how many days Musk has worked for the government, whether the government is keeping a count, and how this limit will be enforced.

There has been criticism that the Trump administration may have violated government rules in creating Musk's unprecedented role, and concerns that he may not follow the timeline.

Under the rules for SGEs, Musk will have to undergo ethics training, provide a confidential financial disclosure statement and avoid conflicts of interest.

For now, Musk appears to be serving at Trump's behest, with no clear oversight other than the president himself.

The Wall Street Journal reported that about 100 DOGE employees will remain in various government departments after Musk leaves this year.

Musk and Trump set a deadline for DOGE to complete its work, which corresponds to the 250th anniversary of the signing of the US Declaration of Independence.

The executive order that established DOGE, signed by Trump on Inauguration Day in January, mentioned July 4, 2026 as the end date.

Previously, in December, Musk responded to a tweet that also said that DOGE would be completely phased out on that date.

"The last step," he wrote.


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