Elon Musk Says DOGE Becomes Federal Government’s Whipping Boy

Elon Musk criticized his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) for becoming the scapegoat of the Trump administration, blaming it for problems unrelated to its actions. He expressed disappointment in President Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill," which Musk said increased the budget deficit and undermined DOGE's efforts to reduce government waste. Despite reducing over 280,000 federal jobs, DOGE faced backlash including violent attacks on Musk's other companies like Tesla, where arson incidents occurred. Musk highlighted the severe inefficiencies in the federal bureaucracy, citing broken computer systems that require outdated manual data transfers, even within the intelligence community. Though Musk has stepped back from direct White House involvement, he intends to continue working with DOGE, focusing on modernizing federal IT infrastructure to improve government efficiency. He has also returned to Texas to concentrate on SpaceX and Tesla, distancing himself from Washington politics while maintaining a strong work ethic and ambition for technological progress.