Trump to Hold Press Conference With Musk on His Last Day as DOGE Chief

Musk announced on May 28 that he planned on leaving the federal government as his 130-day term as a special government employee is ending.

Elon Musk (L) speaks as President Donald Trump looks on in the Oval Office of the White House on Feb. 11, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

President Donald Trump announced on May 29 that he would hold a press conference the next day with Elon Musk, the outgoing head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

“I am having a Press Conference tomorrow at 1:30 P.M. EST, with Elon Musk, at the Oval Office. This will be his last day, but not really, because he will, always, be with us, helping all the way. Elon is terrific! See you tomorrow at the White House,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.