Washington (AP) – Dogey days seem to be numbered.
Elon Musk Recently suggested that he would have finished with his work in the near future. President Donald Trump told journalists this week that “at some point, he will return” to the management of his businesses. Regarding the Ministry of Effectiveness of the Government, Trump said: “It will end.”
All this speech was before Musk faced a setback Tuesday in Wisconsin, where Voters rejected his choice For a candidate of the Supreme Court of the State despite more than $ 21 million in personal donations and his campaign appearance during the weekend. There are more problems for the billionaire entrepreneur in Tesla, its electric manufacturer, which has seen A 13% drop in sales In the first three months of the year.
The White House has not revealed any clear chronology for the closure of Doge, and the organization of the cost reduction government has never been supposed to become a permanent element in Washington. But it could happen to a conclusion faster than expected. DOGE was initially intended to operate until July 4, 2026.
Now there are signs that it already ends. DOGE employees have been transferred to various federal agencies, which are supposed to take the lead in cost reduction. Government layoffs are underway to achieve some of the objectives set by Musk and Trump.
“We are probably believing that over the next two or three months, we will be roughly satisfied with people who work hard and that we want to be members of the administration,” said Trump last week.
The potential end of Doge does not mean that Trump will stop shaking Washington. But it seems that the efforts of the administration are entering a new phase which is less focused on musk, whose chain has a saw work As a presidential advisor, made him a political lightning rod.
DOGE was initially envisaged as an independent advisory committee, with Musk sharing leadership with Vivek Ramaswamy, a biotechnology entrepreneur. Ramaswamy abandoned and works for Ohio GovernorAnd Doge has become part of the government. It was filled with Musk allies, who were sent throughout the bureaucracy to cancel the contracts, access the sensitive data and put pressure for the cuts.
Musk probably has a clock to check on his mandate. He was hired as a special government employeeThis means that he can only work 130 days in a period of 365 days.
“I think we will have accomplished most of the work necessary to reduce the deficit of a dollars billion in this period of time,” Musk in Bret Baier from Fox News said on March 27. Until now, Doge has been below this objective, according to his own calculations, which have been criticized as swollen and inaccurate.
Musk did not undertake to leave the administration on a special date, and we do not know how the administration follows Musk’s time. On May 30, it will be 130 days since the inauguration of Trump on January 20.
Trump told journalists on Monday in the oval office that “I would keep it as long as I could keep it” and “he is a very talented guy”.
The republican president was known for his explosive ruptures with the best advisers during his first mandate, but whoever hoping for such a split with Musk was disappointed.
“I think he is incredible, but I also think he has a big business to manage,” said Trump. “And so, at some point, he will go back.”
When asked if Doge would continue without musk, Trump dismantled. He said that firm officials worked closely with Musk and could keep some of the Doches in their agencies.
“But at some point, I think it will end,” said Trump.
Musk’s survey numbers are lagging behind Trump, that Democrats think they were able to use their advantage in Wisconsin.
Susan Crawford Brad Schimel, who supported Musk, and assured the liberal majority of the Supreme Court of the State.
In the last days of this campaign, Musk described the race as “important for the future of civilization”. He took a different tone afterwards.
“I expected to lose myself, but there is value to lose a piece for a positional gain,” wrote Musk on X at 3:13
