Elon Musk, the Tesla, SpaceX, and X CEO and now the head of President Donald Trump‘s Department of Government Efficiency, was at the White House for Trump’s signing of an executive order directing federal employees to work with DOGE to cut the size of the government’s work force.
“HAPPENING NOW IN THE OVAL: President Trump and @elonmusk give the TRUTH about DOGE!” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt posted on Musk’s own social media platform.
HAPPENING NOW IN THE OVAL: President Trump and @elonmusk give the TRUTH about DOGE! pic.twitter.com/gU7zyCep4t
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) February 11, 2025
The show of unity comes as Musk comes under increasing scrutiny for his tactics and potential conflicts of interests.
The executive order implements DOGE’s so-called “workforce optimization initiative,” the Elon Musk-led department, and signals plans for steep limits to the federal workforce following the expiration of Trump’s day one hiring freeze.
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