0h 47min, may 29, 2025 y - Musk leaves White House

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Elon Musk has said he is leaving the Trump administration after helping lead a tumultuous drive to shrink the size of US government that saw thousands of federal jobs axed.

In a post on his social media platform X, the world's richest man thanked Trump for the opportunity to help run the Department of Government Efficiency, known as Doge.

The White House began "offboarding" Musk as a special government employee on Wednesday night, the BBC understands.

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