Elon Musk Does Not Regret Work At Doge, Support For Trump: 'essential' For America To 'reach Greater Heights'

Tesla co-founder Elon Musk is opening his exit from nan Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) arsenic his clip arsenic a typical authorities worker comes to a close. 

His tenure arsenic nan nationalist look of DOGE has been marked by historical cuts and wide outrage, but nan tech titan does not regret his clip pinch nan Trump administration. 

Although erstwhile praised by nan media and championed by nan left, Musk's determination to go a unit successful nan nationalist sphere has not been without backlash. From his acquisition of Twitter, now X, to coming retired successful support of then-candidate Donald Trump, Musk's twelvemonth has been thing but "boring."

Fox News big Lara Trump asked Musk if he had immoderate "regret" complete his activity astatine DOGE aliases his support of Trump, to which nan SpaceX laminitis replied, "No."

"I deliberation it was basal for President Trump to triumph to guarantee that America remained great, and that we scope greater heights," Musk said successful an question and reply that aired Saturday connected "My View pinch Lara Trump." 

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In nan run-up to nan November 2024 election, Musk became a staunch protagonist of Trump contempt having been a erstwhile Obama donor, citing concerns complete erstwhile President Joe Biden's "most radical-left, crazy management ever."

"Whoever controlled nan car pen and telepromptor during nan Biden management was nan existent president," he said.

Musk besides told Lara Trump that he believed "if President Trump had not won, I deliberation nan Democrat run to import immense numbers of forbidden voters would person succeeded," adding that America would person risked becoming a "one-party authorities from which we could ne'er escape."

"Some group retired location whitethorn beryllium somewhat skeptical. They whitethorn think, 'Well, location isn't immoderate Democrat scheme to subvert populist and execute a imperishable one-party, heavy bluish socialist state.' I guarantee you, nan much you investigation it, nan much that you will spot it is true."

With Trump winning successful November, Musk was put to activity connected time 1 of nan caller administration, but his cost-cutting efforts person sparked nationwide opposition.

"It's not been boring, that's for judge — an eventful twelvemonth to opportunity nan least. At slightest I didn't get shot, you know. Look connected nan agleam side," Musk said. 

"But we person had group sprout up Tesla stores and pain down Tesla cars. I wasn't expecting that level of violence, really," he continued. 

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Musk moreover conceded nan bad actors targeting him and his companies are "somewhat inevitable."

Part of nan backlash has been a "relentless propaganda campaign" from opponents of nan Trump administration, attempting to "destroy [his] nationalist perception" and "doing characteristic assassination."

Musk concluded nan outrage shows DOGE's activity is "effective."

As President Donald Trump marked his 100th time successful office connected Tuesday, DOGE said it has trim astatine slightest $160 cardinal successful waste, fraud and maltreatment successful nan national government.

With nary plans of slowing down, DOGE has made a number of consequential and arguable cuts successful caller months, including cuts to hundreds of millions successful DEI contracts and efforts to slash national spending by trimming nan national workforce.

While DOGE made historical moves successful nan Trump administration's first 100 days, Musk revealed what he astir wants his bequest to be. 

"That I was useful successful nan furtherance of civilization," he told Lara Trump. "That I helped move civilization forward, added to nan shop of knowledge and capacity — that I helped understand nan universe."