Musk calls Doge only ‘somewhat successful’ and says he would not do it again
Speaking on a rightwing podcast, the billionaire said he would not go back and lead the job-cutting program again Elon Musk has said the aggressive federal job-cutting program he headed early in Donald Trump’s second term, known as the “department of government efficiency” (Doge), was only...
<p>Speaking on a rightwing podcast, the billionaire said he would not go back and lead the job-cutting program again </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/elon-musk">Elon Musk</a> has said the aggressive federal <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/25/federal-workers-mass-firings-reaction">job-cutting program</a> he headed early in Donald Trump’s second term, known as the “department of government efficiency” (Doge), was only “a little bit successful” and he would not lead the project again.</p><p>Musk said he wouldn’t want to repeat the exercise, <a href="https://x.com/KatieMiller/status/1998533044039270766">talking on</a> the podcast hosted by Katie Miller, a rightwing personality with a rising profile who was a Doge adviser and who is married to Stephen Miller, Donald Trump’s hardline <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/31/stephen-miller-immigration-trump">anti-immigration deputy</a> chief of staff.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/10/elon-musk-doge-reflections">Continue reading...</a>
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