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Elon Musk stepping down from DOGE in May (www.usatoday.com)

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"Musk’s team said it saved the country $115 billion by slashing wasteful and redundant spending. Not everyone agrees, but he feels he has the country on track and he can step aside."

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago

otherwise he’d need confirmation

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Yea right it’s all smoke and mirrors

[–] [email protected] 99 points 1 week ago (1 children)

He should be stepping down from a gallows.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 week ago (4 children)

a BIG step.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

You know when you go to step off a curb, but miscalculate the depth, and end up taking a really big, jarring step down?

Like that, except it's REALLY jarring.

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 week ago (3 children)

This has got to be because he was going to get fired from Tesla if he didn't, right?

[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 week ago

It is because they classified Musk as a Special Government Employee, which can only be employed for 130 days out of the year. The article references the 130 days, but doesn't say anything more about it.

https://www.doi.gov/ethics/special-government-employees

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago (8 children)

The board is completely under his control, so that’s unlikely. It’s probably more about Tesla’s stock price.

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[–] [email protected] 72 points 1 week ago (3 children)

No, this is him lying again. He runs the country, he isn't stepping down from anything, he is trying to disconnect his name from the shitstorm.

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