White House Senior Advisor Elon Musk walks to the White House after landing in Marine One on the South Lawn with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) on March 9, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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DOGE chief Elon Musk said Monday that he is running his businesses “with great difficulty,” as shares of his automotive firm Tesla suffered their worst drop in a half-decade, and as his social media company X experienced several outages.
Musk also said during an interview on Fox Business that he expected to remain in the Trump administration for another year.
Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is engaged in a broad, controversial effort to reduce federal government spending and employee headcount.
On Monday, Musk said there are currently more than 100 people on DOGE’s team. He said that the number of DOGE staffers might increase to 200.
In addition to Tesla and X, Musk’s other businesses include the space exploration company SpaceX and the neurotechnology company Neuralink.
In Monday’s interview, Fox Business host Larry Kudlow said that as head of DOGE, “You’re giving up your other stuff.”
“How are you running your other businesses?” Kudlow asked.
Musk replied, “With great difficulty,” and chuckled.
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