Elon Musk is leaving his government role as a top adviser to President Donald Trump after spearheading efforts to reduce and overhaul the federal bureaucracy.

Elon Musk announced Wednesday night that his time as a "special government employee" with the Trump administration is winding down.

Katie Miller is going to work for billionaire Elon Musk full-time after he left his DOGE role in administration

“DOGE’s over-promising and underperforming results damaged not only Musk’s reputation but also the standing of the Trump administration as a whole, and beyond that, probably the reputations and chances for success of future governmental reform cost-cutting measures,” presidential historian David Pietrusza told the Washington Examiner.

Elon Musk has left the White House with little fanfare after splitting with Trump on policy and failing to meet his DOGE savings goals.

Live updates and the latest news on the Trump administration as Elon Musk leaves the White House and a federal trade court rules against Trump's tariffs.

As Elon Musk leaves his formal US government position, dozens of legal challenges over the billionaire’s powerful role in the Trump administration and the work of the Department of Government Efficiency will press ahead.

Elon Musk spoke to CBS this week as he departs from his voluntary government role running the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) for the Trump administration: ELON MUSK: And you know, it's not like I agree with everything the administration does.