President Trump teases ‘last day, but not really’ for Elon Musk at DOGE: Oval Office presser set for Friday

Elon Musk is finishing his authoritative relation successful the Trump administration, but if President Trump’s latest Truth Social station is immoderate indication, the billionaire isn’t going far.

"I americium having a Press Conference time astatine 1:30 P.M. EST, with Elon Musk, astatine the Oval Office," Trump posted Thursday. "This volition beryllium his past day, but not really, due to the fact that helium will, always, beryllium with us, helping each the way. Elon is terrific!"

Elon Musk listens arsenic President Donald Trump meets with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi successful the Oval Office of the White House Feb. 13. (AP/Alex Brandon)

"As my scheduled clip arsenic a Special Government Employee comes to an end, I would similar to convey President @realDonaldTrump for the accidental to trim wasteful spending," Musk posted connected X Wednesday. "The @DOGE mission volition lone fortify implicit clip arsenic it becomes a mode of beingness passim the government."

White House property caput Karoline Leavitt emphasized Thursday "the DOGE leaders are each and each subordinate of the President's Cabinet and the president himself, who is wholeheartedly committed to cutting waste, fraud and maltreatment from our government."

And the cuts are adding up.

According to a May 26 update connected DOGE’s website, the inaugural has saved $175 cardinal done plus sales, declaration cancellations, fraud outgo crackdowns and different spending cuts. That translates to astir $1,087 successful savings per taxpayer.

ELON MUSK DOES NOT REGRET WORK AT DOGE, SUPPORT FOR TRUMP: 'ESSENTIAL' FOR AMERICA TO 'REACH GREATER HEIGHTS'

White House Senior Advisor Elon Musk walks to the White House aft landing aboard Marine One connected the South Lawn with U.S. President Donald Trump March 9, 2025, successful Washington, D.C. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

DOGE’s scope has extended crossed the national government, but not without pushback.

Democrats successful Congress person sharply criticized Musk’s role. During a February House Oversight hearing, Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., called his power "reckless and illegal," accusing Trump of "outsourcing governing to a billionaire who answers to nary one." 

Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, warned Musk was acting arsenic an "unelected official" wrong the enforcement branch.

Despite the criticism, markets are welcoming Musk’s instrumentality to the backstage sector. Bloomberg reported Tesla shares roseate 4.2% this week connected quality of his authorities exit.

President-elect Donald Trump greets Elon Musk arsenic helium arrives to watcg the motorboat of the sixth trial formation of the SpaceX Starship rocket Nov. 19, 2024, successful Brownsville, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

In an capitalist telephone earlier this month, Musk reassured shareholders, "Starting successful June, I’ll beryllium allocating acold more clip to Tesla and SpaceX present that the groundwork astatine DOGE is successful place."

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Fox News Digital’s Diana Stacy and Andrew Mark Miller contributed to this report.