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Donald Trump: Made Elon Musk a senior adviser to the president; a federal judge found him the de facto leader of the new Department of Government Efficiency, created January 20, 2025. A special government employee on a 130-day contract, he left on May 30, 2025. Time reported DOGE claimed $214 billion in savings, not the $1 trillion Musk projected, and reports showed it overstated them.
Appointment · January 20, 2025
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- 2025-01-20
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- Made Elon Musk a senior adviser to the president; a federal judge found him the de facto leader of the new Department of Government Efficiency, created January 20, 2025. A special government employee on a 130-day contract, he left on May 30, 2025. Time reported DOGE claimed $214 billion in savings, not the $1 trillion Musk projected, and reports showed it overstated them.
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