Elon Musk reveals plans to 'ditch Trump' and quit Washington D.C. after DOGE purge

Elon Musk has been a key figure of Donald Trump's second presidency and has been leading the Department of Government Efficiency in purging federal departments of so-called 'waste'

00:50, 28 Mar 2025Updated 00:53, 28 Mar 2025

[Musk spoke of his 130 day plan in a Fox News interview ]

Musk said he will have accomplished "most of the work" of DOGE in this timeline (Image: Fox News)

Elon Musk has said the date he intends to abandon Trump and depart from Washington D. C following his DOGE purge of Federal departments.

Musk convened with key members of his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team to review the work DOGE has undertaken during the initial months of Trump's administration, informing Fox News' Bret Baier that he anticipates the work will be completed in approximately 130 days. He envisages that he "will have accomplished most of the work" within the 130-day timeframe he is allotted.

Anthony Armstrong, a DOGE employee, stated that President Trump's directive to DOGE was to utilise a "scalpel not hatchet" approach when executing their cuts.

[Musk spoke of his 130 day plan in a Fox News interview ]

Musk spoke of his 130 day plan in a Fox News interview (Image: Fox News)

Armstrong said: "President Trumps has been very clear, scalpel not hatchet and thats the way its been getting done.

"Once those decisions are made there's a very heavy focus on being generous, being caring, being compassionate and treating everyone with dignity and respect."

The Tesla billionaire has featured several times on the network since becoming involved in the Trump administration and this appearance coincides with his electric car company Tesla facing a series of assaults against its dealerships and charging stations over the past few weeks.

This follows the world's wealthiest man asserting his influential position within Donald Trump's administration on Monday when he occupied a seat at the cabinet meeting, despite not holding an official role. Musk received glowing commendations, including from the president himself.

[Musk spoke of his 130 day plan in a Fox News interview ]

Trump and Musk have struck up the allmighty bromance in his second term(Image: AFP via Getty Images)

"Elon, I want to thank you," Trump said, showing some love for the tech mogul amidst a storm of international protests targeting Tesla. "I know you've been a lot with this horrible situation that happened. Very unfair. What he is is a patriot... He's become a friend of mine."

This came hot on the heels of several attacks and demonstrations at Tesla dealerships worldwide.

Elon Musk has 'totally destroyed' Tesla's brand value by being on the 'wrong side' of its customers, sparking a car crash stock market performance, an expert has claimed.

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As the electric car company's stock continues to tank, hedge fund boss Per Lekander warned the tycoon: "Its not people with cowboy boots who buy Teslas.

It comes as it emerged investors have made themselves around $16 billion (around 12 billion) by betting against it in recent months, as its value dropped by about 50%.

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