Elon Musk is leaving his role in the Trump administration.
The billionaire revealed on X that his scheduled time as a “special government employee” is coming to an end.
Musk had led the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency, with the ambition of sacking federal workers and cutting red tape.
“I would like to thank President Donald Trump for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending,” he wrote.
A White House official has confirmed that the reports are accurate, and his “offboarding” is beginning immediately.
The announcement came hours after Elon Musk’s father told Sky News that his son is “not a very good politician”.
But speaking to Gillian Joseph on The World, Errol Musk insisted there was “no rift between Elon and Donald Trump”.
Musk’s time at DOGE was controversial, with drastic cuts to America’s humanitarian efforts sparking criticism.
Questions have also been raised about whether this department has actually saved taxpayers as much money as suggested.
Nonetheless, Musk has insisted that DOGE will continue to seek savings in his absence – and its mission “will only strengthen over time as it becomes a way of life throughout the government”.
The world’s richest man had been facing increasing pressure to divert attention back to his businesses, which include the electric vehicle maker Tesla, the social network X, and SpaceX.
Hours earlier, Sky News’ US partner CNBC reported that a group of Tesla investors had written an open letter demanding the entrepreneur to spend at least 40 hours a week working at the company.
It comes one day after Mr Musk criticised the centrepiece of Mr Trump’s legislative agenda, saying he was “disappointed” by what the president calls his “big beautiful bill”.
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