Overview

• May 30 marked the end of Musk’s 130-day tenure as a special government employee heading the Department of Government Efficiency.
• During a White House event President Trump presented Musk with a golden key and praised his work exposing waste, fraud and abuse in federal agencies.
• Musk asserted DOGE had saved between $160 billion and $175 billion so far and predicted $1 trillion in reductions over time, but independent analysts have questioned those totals.
• He arrived at the Oval Office press conference with a black eye he said resulted from play-fighting with his son and declined to discuss alleged drug use reported by The New York Times.
• Both men stressed Musk remains a close ally, with the DOGE team largely intact and Musk pledging to continue visiting the White House as a presidential adviser.