President Donald Trump bid farewell to Elon Musk in the Oval Office today as Musk officially steps back from his role at Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). As a goodbye gift, Trump presented a gold White House key to the Tesla CEO for establishing and leading the task force aimed to cut federal spending. “Elon gave an incredible service” Trump told the reporters, adding “nobody like him, because he’s an incredible patriot. The good news is that 90% of the country knows that and they appreciate it and they really appreciate what he did. I just want to thank Elon and all of his people.”Giving the golden White House key to Musk, Trump said that he gives it to “very special people,” stating that it was a “presentation from our country.”During the press conference, the President also revealed that DOGE hires will continue to work with the task force. He said “Most of those people are staying. Almost all of them are staying, and they’re going to be with us, and you’re going to see the results coming long into the future, even a year and two years later”.
What Trump said about Elon Musk on his last day at DOGE
Praising the tech billionaire, Trump said:“Today, it’s about a man named Elon Musk, and he’s one of the greatest business leaders and innovators the world has ever produced. He stepped forward to put his very great talents into the service of our nation, and we appreciate it. And just want to say that Elon has worked tirelessly, helping lead the most sweeping and consequential government reform program in generations.”He further stated:“With the Department of Government Efficiency, Elon delivered a colossal change in the old ways of doing business in Washington. Doge has installed geniuses with an engineering mindset and unbelievably talented people and computers. I actually asked Elon one time, what’s their primary thing, and they have a lot of primary things, all having to do with being smart. But he said the thing that they’re really the best that is working with computers so that they can’t be outsmarted by somebody that’s not so honest, that happens to also be good with computers, but not as good as these people, but the mindset of the senior ranks of every federal department, and it’s really changed, and with Elon’s guidance they’re helping to detect fraud slash waste and modernize broken and outdated systems.”
What Elon Musk said after receiving special gift from Trump
Elon Musk reiterated that him leaving DOGE is “not the end of DOGE, but really the beginning.”“My time as a special government appoint necessarily had to end. It was a limited time thing. It’s 134 days, I believe, which ends in a few days. So, so that you know it comes with a time limit and but the DOGE team will only grow stronger. Over time, the DOGE influence will only grow stronger,” Musk continued. “”I’ll continue to be visiting here and be a friend and advisor to the President,” he added further.
