--- title: "Elon Musk plans to limit his work with DOGE as his time at the Trump White House drops 'significantly'" description: "Elon Musk announced he will reduce his involvement in Washington, focusing more on his companies as his work with DOGE is \"mostly done.\" Starting in May, he plans to spend only a day or two per week o" type: "news" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/237047206.md" published_at: "2025-04-22T22:12:48.000Z" --- # Elon Musk plans to limit his work with DOGE as his time at the Trump White House drops 'significantly' > Elon Musk announced he will reduce his involvement in Washington, focusing more on his companies as his work with DOGE is "mostly done." Starting in May, he plans to spend only a day or two per week on government matters. Despite Tesla's struggles in 2025, its stock rose 4% after Musk's announcement. He expressed ongoing support for DOGE but left many promises unfulfilled, including significant budget cuts. Overall government spending has increased slightly in 2025, despite the intended effects of DOGE. Elon Musk says he will lessen his time in Washington starting next month as President Trump nears 100 days in office as the world’s richest man says his work setting up DOGE is "mostly done" and plans to turn much of his focus back towards his companies. "My time allocation will drop significantly," the billionaire Tesla (TSLA) CEO announced on that company’s quarterly earnings call Tuesday afternoon suggesting that starting in May he’d be focused much less on the White House. “I think I'll continue to spend a day or two per week on government matters for as long as the president would like me to do so and as long as it is useful,” he added. Musk faced increasing pressure to focus more on his CEO duties as a leader or owner of Tesla, rocket company SpaceX, social media site X, among other companies. Tesla in particular has had a rough 2025 so far and is down about 40% on the year but jumped 4% in after hours trading following Musk’s late afternoon announcement. Also in Tuesday afternoon’s call, Musk reiterated his support of the overall DOGE effort, claimed without evidence that protests against Tesla were coordinated, and offered a bullish message on the future of Tesla. He also said of tariffs that it's a "decision is entirely up to the president of the United States” while reiterating his often expressed desire for lower duties. Musk has changed Washington after forging a tight bond with Trump during the 2024 campaign but has also struggled to work with the president’s other aides and with political realities in the nation's capital. Musk’s more limited role leaves the fate of his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) effort in limbo with many of his top promises unfulfilled. Musk memorably promised during the 2024 campaign to cut “at least” $2 trillion from the annual federal budget before repeatedly struggling to implement overall changes in government spending and repeatedly downgrade promises. A tracker of real-time government spending from the Brookings Institution shows that overall government spending in calendar year 2025 is actually slightly up from 2024 spending levels even as the effect of DOGE can clearly be seen on smaller agencies like the US Agency for International Development (USAID). *Ben Werschkul is a Washington correspondent for Yahoo Finance.* *Click here for political news related to business and money policies that will shape tomorrow's stock prices* *Read the latest financial and business news from Yahoo Finance* ### Related Stocks - [TSLA.US - Tesla](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TSLA.US.md) ## Related News & Research | Title | Description | URL | |-------|-------------|-----| | 特斯拉首辆 Cybercab 下线：没有方向盘和踏板的汽车终于来了 | 特斯拉宣布，首辆赛博无人驾驶电动车 Tesla Cybercab 在美国得州超级工厂正式下线。风险提示及免责条款 市场有风险，投资需谨慎。本文不构成个人投资建议，也未考虑到个别用户特殊的投资目标、财务状况或需要。用户应考虑本文中的任何意见、 | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/276188665.md) | | 板岩的定价将在六月公布，“空白板岩” 卡车的价格仍预计在两万美元中段范围内 | Slate Auto，一家电动车初创公司，将在六月公布其 “Blank Slate” 电动皮卡的定价。该车型预计将成为最实惠的电动车之一，初始目标定价低于 20,000 美元，尽管最近的联邦激励措施变化可能会影响这一点。这款卡车具有可定制的 | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/276367534.md) | | 官方 Slate 卡车的定价将在六月底公布 | Slate Auto 将于六月底公布其经济型电动皮卡 “Blank Slate” 的定价。首席执行官 Chris Barman 表示，基础型号的起售价将在 2 万美元中段。与其他电动汽车初创公司不同，Slate 的皮卡将不提供选项，允许买家 | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/276389542.md) | | 播客：新的特斯拉（临时）Cybertruck，Cybercab，福特希望中国进入美国市场，以及更多内容 | 在本周的 Electrek 播客中，主持人讨论了可持续交通和能源的最新动态，包括新的临时特斯拉 Cybertruck、Cybercab 的更新，以及福特在中国扩大其在美国市场存在的兴趣。该播客每周五东部时间下午 4 点在 Electrek | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/276484722.md) | | 罗伯特·赖克表示，特斯拉没有支付联邦所得税，而埃隆·马斯克的收入可能比美国所有教师的总和多 30 亿美元——‘你看出问题了吗？’ | 特斯拉报告称在 2025 年没有支付联邦所得税，尽管其税前收入达到 57 亿美元。前劳动部长罗伯特·赖希强调了这一点，并指出埃隆·马斯克的潜在收入比所有美国小学教师的总和还要多出 30 亿美元。批评者认为这反映了盈利丰厚的公司如何合法地减少 | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/276133290.md) | --- > **Disclaimer**: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.