{"id":15786,"date":"2025-05-30T03:23:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T03:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=15786"},"modified":"2025-05-30T03:23:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T03:23:24","slug":"elon-musks-final-message-after-resigning-from-doge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=15786","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk\u2019s final message after resigning from DOGE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Elon Musk has announced he is stepping away from his short-lived political role, expressing disappointment in the Trump administration\u2019s latest fiscal policies.<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"gozjw69f5e19de417e\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.gozjw69f5e19de417e {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.gozjw69f5e19de417e {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.gozjw69f5e19de417e {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.gozjw69f5e19de417e {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.gozjw69f5e19de417e {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p>Musk, who served as a Special Government Employee, a temporary role allowing up to 130 working days per year, was scheduled to exit on May 28. But the Tesla and SpaceX CEO resigned three days early, shortly after publicly criticizing what President Trump dubbed his \u201cbig, beautiful bill.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a preview clip aired by\u00a0<em>CBS<\/em>\u00a0on May 27, Musk said: \u201cI was disappointed to see the massive spending bill, frankly, it increases the budget deficit, not decreases it, and undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think a bill can be big or it can be beautiful\u2026 but I don\u2019t know if it can be both,\u201d he added, per\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/elon-musk-disappointed-by-trump-big-beautiful-bill-doge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><em>CBS<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to the\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c20q54vn0evo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">BBC<\/a><\/em>, Elon\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\">Musk<\/a>\u2019s remarks prompted the White House to begin the offboarding process ahead of schedule.<\/p>\n<p>On his platform X, Musk confirmed the move,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1927877957852266518\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">writing<\/a>: \u201cAs my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end, I\u2019d like to thank President @realDonaldTrump for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending. The @DOGE mission will only grow stronger as it becomes a way of life across government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So far,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Trump<\/a>\u00a0has not issued a direct statement. However, a cryptic meme posted on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114588777076099501\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Truth Social<\/a>\u00a0showed the president walking alone on a dark street with the caption: \u201cHe\u2019s on a mission from God &amp; nothing can stop what is coming.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-168330\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/17120716\/GettyImages-2206691913.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/17120716\/GettyImages-2206691913.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/17120716\/GettyImages-2206691913-768x512.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit: Win McNamee \/ Getty.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Musk\u2019s position wasn\u2019t elected, but he co-led the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) alongside entrepreneur and former presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy. Their task: slash government waste, streamline bureaucracy, and cut costs; plans that included mass layoffs, dismantling DEI programs, and major cuts to the Department of Education.<\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk had previously pledged to shut down the department entirely by July 4, 2026, aiming to symbolically align the project\u2019s end with U.S. Independence Day.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h-what-is-the-big-beautiful-bill\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Is the \u201cBig, Beautiful Bill\u201d?<\/h3>\n<p>The newly introduced spending bill includes massive increases in defense spending, tax breaks in the trillions, and President Trump\u2019s proposed \u201cGolden Dome\u201d missile defense system.<\/p>\n<p>Although the bill narrowly passed the House of Representatives, it still needs Senate approval. Critics, including Musk, argue it could add up to $600 billion in government spending in the next fiscal year, directly contradicting the DOGE department\u2019s mission of fiscal restraint.<\/p>\n<p><strong>While Musk\u2019s time in government was always meant to be temporary, his exit, paired with sharp public criticism, marks a high-profile rift between two of the Republican Party\u2019s most visible figures.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-read-more\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">READ MORE<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk has announced he is stepping away from his short-lived political role, expressing disappointment in the Trump administration\u2019s latest fiscal policies. Musk, who served as a Special Government Employee, a temporary role allowing up to 130 working days per year, was scheduled to exit on May 28. But the Tesla and SpaceX CEO resigned&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15787,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Elon Musk\u2019s final message after resigning from DOGE - VM News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=15786\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Elon Musk\u2019s final message after resigning from DOGE - VM News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Elon Musk has announced he is stepping away from his short-lived political role, expressing disappointment in the Trump administration\u2019s latest fiscal policies. 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