“DOGE’s over-promising and underperforming results damaged not only Musk’s reputation but also the standing of the Trump administration as a whole, and beyond that, probably the reputations and chances for success of future governmental reform cost-cutting measures,” presidential historian David Pietrusza told the Washington Examiner.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he is ending his role in the Trump administration running cost-cutting agency DOGE, just days after he announced plans to refocus more of his attention on the EV maker.

Elon Musk spoke to CBS News last week for an exit interview as he leaves the Department of Government Efficiency (SOGE) after four months going after waste, fraud, and abuse in government spending. CBS NEWS: You've spoken about how much of a grind it was for you,