Musk says Doge was 'somewhat successful' but he wouldn't do it again

The Tesla boss says instead of leading the Department of Government Efficiency, he could have been working for his companies.

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The billionaire boss of Tesla and SpaceX gave his reflections during a nearly-hour long interview on The Katie Miller Podcast on Tuesday.

Musk left Doge in May after initially promising to save as much as $2tn (£1.5tn) a year by slashing federal jobs and shuttering government programmes, among other cost-cutting measures.

Doge's website, which was last updated on 4 October, claims to have saved an estimated $214bn so far this year.

Conservative podcast host Miller, a former White House adviser herself who worked as a spokesperson for Doge, asked Musk whether he would do his work for the organisation again if he could rewind to the start of the year.