Elon Musk exit strips Democrats of DOGE bogeyman as party grapples with future

Published June 1, 2025 7:00am ET



Democrats have long called for Elon Musk‘s departure from President Donald Trump‘s administration, but Musk saying goodbye to Washington means the party is also bidding farewell to their bogeyman.

Musk’s 130 days as a special government employee, a designation provided to the technology billionaire to protect him from having to publicly disclose his conflict of interests, have come to an end with a mixed record.

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