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WASHINGTON: 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.
The billionaire entrepreneur posted Wednesday about his decision on X, his social media website.
鈥淎s my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end, I would like to thank President @realDonaldTrump for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending,鈥� he wrote. 鈥淭he @DOGE mission will only strengthen over time as it becomes a way of life throughout the government.鈥�
A White House official, who requested anonymity to talk about the change, confirmed that Musk was leaving.
Musk鈥檚 departure comes one day after he criticized the centerpiece of Trump鈥檚 legislative agenda, saying he was 鈥渄isappointed鈥� by what the president calls his 鈥渂ig beautiful bill.鈥�
The legislation includes a mix of tax cuts and enhanced immigration enforcement. While speaking to CBS, Musk described it as a 鈥渕assive spending bill鈥� that increases the federal deficit and 鈥渦ndermines the work鈥� of his Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE.
鈥淚 think a bill can be big or it could be beautiful,鈥� Musk said. 鈥淏ut I don鈥檛 know if it could be both.鈥�

His CBS interview came out Tuesday night. Trump, speaking in the Oval Office on Wednesday, defended his agenda by talking about the delicate politics involved with negotiating the legislation.
鈥淚鈥檓 not happy about certain aspects of it, but I鈥檓 thrilled by other aspects of it,鈥� he said.
Trump also suggested that more changes could be made.
鈥淲e鈥檙e going to see what happens,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 got a way to go.鈥�
Republicans recently pushed the measure through the House and are debating it in the Senate.
Musk鈥檚 concerns are shared by some Republican lawmakers. 鈥淚 sympathize with Elon being discouraged,鈥� said Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson.
Speaking at a Milwaukee Press Club event on Wednesday, Johnson added that he was 鈥減retty confident鈥� there was enough opposition 鈥渢o slow this process down until the president, our leadership, gets serious鈥� about reducing spending. He said there was no amount of pressure Trump could put on him to change his position.
Speaker Mike Johnson has asked senators to make as few changes to the legislation as possible, saying that House Republicans reached a 鈥渧ery delicate balance鈥� that could be upended with major changes. The narrowly divided House will have to vote again on final passage once the Senate alters the bill.
On Wednesday, Johnson thanked Musk for his work and promised to pursue more spending cuts in the future, saying 鈥渢he House is eager and ready to act on DOGE鈥檚 findings.鈥�
The White House is sending some proposed rescissions, a mechanism used to cancel previously authorized spending, to Capitol Hill to solidify some of DOGE鈥檚 cuts. A spokesperson for the Office of Management and Budget said the package will include $1.1 billion from the Corporation of Public Broadcasting, which funds NPR and PBS, and $8.3 billion in foreign assistance.
Musk鈥檚 criticism come as he steps back from his government work, rededicating himself to companies like the electric automaker Tesla and rocket manufacturer SpaceX. He鈥檚 also said he鈥檒l reduce his political spending, because 鈥淚 think I鈥檝e done enough.鈥�
At times, he鈥檚 seemed chastened by his experience working in government. Although he hoped that DOGE would generate $1 trillion in spending cuts, he鈥檚 fallen far short of that target.
鈥淭he federal bureaucracy situation is much worse than I realized,鈥� he told The Washington Post. 鈥淚 thought there were problems, but it sure is an uphill battle trying to improve things in D.C., to say the least.鈥�
Musk had previously been energized by the opportunity to reshape Washington. He wore campaign hats in the White House, held his own campaign rallies, and talked about excessive spending as an existential crisis. He often tended to be effusive in his praise of Trump.
鈥淭he more I鈥檝e gotten to know President Trump, the more I like the guy,鈥� Musk said in February. 鈥淔rankly, I love him.鈥�
Trump repaid the favor, describing Musk as 鈥渁 truly great American.鈥� When Tesla faced declining sales, he turned the White House driveway into a makeshift showroom to illustrate his support.
It鈥檚 unclear what, if any, impact that Musk鈥檚 comments about the bill would have on the legislative debate. During the transition period, he helped whip up opposition to a spending measure as the country stood on the brink of a federal government shutdown.
His latest criticism could embolden Republicans who want bigger spending cuts. Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee reposted a Fox News story about Musk鈥檚 interview while also adding his own take on the measure, saying there was 鈥渟till time to fix it.鈥�
鈥淭he Senate version will be more aggressive,鈥� Lee said. 鈥淚t can, it must, and it will be. Or it won鈥檛 pass.鈥�
Only two Republicans 鈥� Reps. Warren Davidson of Ohio and Thomas Massie of Kentucky 鈥� voted against the bill when the House took up the measure last week.
Davidson took note of Musk鈥檚 comments on social media.
鈥淗opefully, the Senate will succeed with the Big Beautiful Bill where the House missed the moment,鈥� he wrote. 鈥淒on鈥檛 hope someone else will cut deficits someday, know it has been done this Congress.鈥�
The Congressional Budget Office, in a preliminary estimate, said the tax provisions would increase federal deficits by $3.8 trillion over the decade, while the changes to Medicaid, food stamps and other services would reduce spending by slightly more than $1 trillion over the same period.
House Republican leaders say increased economic growth would allow the bill to be deficit-neutral or deficit-reducing, but outside watchdogs are skeptical. The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget estimates the bill would add $3 trillion to the debt, including interest, over the next decade.