Elon Musk reflected on his "somewhat successful" tenure leading the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), stating he would not repeat the experience.Speaking on "The Katie Miller Podcast", Musk acknowledged DOGE halted significant wasteful funding, including $200 billion in "zombie payments", but failed to achieve primary goals of substantial budget cuts and regulation reduction.The CEO of
SpaceX and
Tesla cited a preference for focusing on his companies, mentioning incidents like
Tesla dealership arsons that "wouldn't have been burning the cars" if he had stayed out of government work.