Elon Musk is stepping back from Doge. Can Trump's government efficiency drive survive without him?
Elon Musk is stepping back from Doge. Can Trump's government efficiency drive survive without him? Since its creation via executive order on January 20, Doge has eliminated over 216,000 federal jobs, dismantled the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and USAID and faced multiple lawsuits over transparency and legal overreach. As Elon Musk prepares to scale back his role, more than 100 Doge staffers remain embedded across agencies with operations set to continue until July 4, 2026. But can the department function without Musk? A man sprays paint graffiti against Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) on a Tesla showroom in New York, US, April 22, 2025, in this still image taken from video. Extinction Rebellion NYC via Reuters As Elon Musk prepares to scale back from his high-profile leadership of the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge), questions loom over the future of one of the most disruptive federal initiatives in modern United States history. Doge...