The tech billionaire told a small group of reporters in a briefing that he spent almost seven days a week at the White House — where he occasionally slept in the Lincoln Bedroom — in the early days of the Trump administration.
“It’s just been a very intense 100 days, where at times I was here full-time. So, at the beginning, I was here in D.C. seven days a week for some of the weeks in the beginning, or close to seven days a week,” Musk said.
“And now we’re getting more of a rhythm, and so the amount of time that is necessary for me to spend here is much less,” he continued.
The remarks come exactly one month before Musk’s special government status is set to expire May 30.
He told Tesla investors last week he plans to wind down the amount of time he is spending on DOGE to devote more time to his other companies, but that won’t necessarily mean a full departure.
He reiterated to reporters Wednesday he plans to scale back his work on DOGE to 1-2 days per week.
When asked whether that setup will also eventually end, Musk said it is “at the discretion of the president.”
“I’m willing to continue on average, 1-2 days a week, which probably means coming to D.C. every other week for three days, type of thing,” he said.
The Tesla CEO acknowledged some of the pushback his DOGE work received, as the cost-cutting effort made high-profile mistakes and faced dozens of lawsuits.
Several suits name Musk himself, questioning the legality of his wide-ranging role in the administration.
His electric vehicle manufacturing company Tesla became a political lightning rod as the weeks went on, with protesters expressing their frustrations at company showrooms, charging stations and some vehicles.
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