Elon Musk might soon be leaving Washington, but he says DOGE needs to be a long-term project. Musk insisted in a TV interview that the project to slash government spending and eliminate entire agencies ought to endure amid signs that he may soon step away from the effort and return to his struggling electric car company.

Elon Musk suggested his cost-cutting government project DOGE should take a closer look at the Fed’s spending, especially the $2.5 billion it has spent to remodel its Washington D.C. headquarters. Musk’s comments come as he is set to “significantly” cut back his time at DOGE in part to focus on his EV company Tesla.

Musk has been spending a lot of time in Washington, D.C., as the public face of the Department of Government Efficiency.

Tesla Inc.’s board of directors took steps toward finding Chief Executive Elon Musk’s successor earlier this month, as the EV maker’s stock sank while Musk prioritized his DOGE efforts, according to a new report.

Tesla chairwoman Robyn Denholm denied a report that the electric vehicle company’s board was seeking a replacement for CEO Elon Musk after he took on an extensive role in the Trump administration. The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that the Tesla board opened a search for a new CEO as Musk worked closely with the