By Molly Goddard
12:52am PDT, Apr 4, 2025
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Elon Musk's special government job is coming to an end.
After helping President
Donald Trump overhaul the United States' spending following the right-wing leader's return to the White House in January, insiders claim the tech mogul's days slashing America's budget are numbered.
Keep reading to find out when Musk will officially leave the White House…
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According to the
New York Post, multiple sources claim Elon Musk will depart Donald Trump's administration at the end of next month.
However, the news isn't out of nowhere as federal regulations state
special government employees (SGEs) can only stay at their posts for 130 consecutive days. Therefore, the Telsa founder's final day could be around May 30, which would mark the exact number of days since the former star of
The Apprentice was sworn in for his second term.
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While Elon Musk's time working with the government had an end date to begin with, Democrats are seeing the move as a strain in the
billionaire's dynamic with Donald Trump.
"The news represents a shift in the Trump-Musk relationship from a month ago, when White House officials and allies were predicting Musk was 'here to stay' and that Trump would find a way to blow past the 130-day time limit,"
Politico capitol bureau chief
Rachel Bade wrote on X on April 2.
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White House Press Secretary
Karoline Leavitt slammed the sensationalism surrounding Elon Musk's exit from Donald Trump's staff.
"Elon Musk and President Trump have both *publicly* stated that Elon will depart from public service as a special government employee when his incredible work at DOGE is complete," she wrote on X.
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During a Monday, March 31, meeting with the press in the Oval Office, Donald Trump confirmed the end of his government partnership with Elon Musk.
"At some point, he's going to be going back," the Republican said of the SpaceX CEO returning to his own
businesses. "I'll keep him as long as I can keep him. He's a very talented guy. I love very smart people, and he's very smart. And he's done a good job. I like high-IQ people. At some point, Elon's going to want to go back to his company."
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Elon Musk leaving Donald Trump's team comes as his chosen candidate in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race,
Brad Schimel, lost to the more left-leaning
Susan Crawford.
"If there's one thing we should be taking away from the results in Wisconsin and the polling that we have from Wisconsin and national, if you are a Republican
candidate running in a swing state, you don't want Elon Musk anywhere near you!" CNN host
Harry Enten said on the Wednesday, March 2, episode of
CNN News Central. "Yes, maybe you like the money, but you do not want his presence in your state. Why is that? Elon Musk, simply put, is an unpopular guy. He is political poison!"
