New York, May 29 -- Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that he is leaving his government role as an adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump.
"As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end, I would like to thank President Trump for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending," Musk posted on X on Wednesday.
"The DOGE (the Department of Government Efficiency) mission will only strengthen over time as it becomes a way of life throughout the government," he said.
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday thanked Musk for his work and promised to pursue more spending cuts in the future, posting on X that "Elon Musk and the entire DOGE team have done INCREDIBLE work exposing waste, fraud, and abuse across the federal gov...