Didn't he make an announcement about stepping down at this time when he first started?
"One of the biggest takeaway of the interview was that Elon Musk for the first time shared that he plans to slash $1 trillion in government spending -- and the time limit he is aiming for the same is by the end of May. This means that DOGE term may end in May. Elon Musk said that he believes that DOGE can find that level of cost savings within 130 days from the start of Trump’s term, which began on January 20. 'I think we will accomplish most of the work required to reduce the deficit by a trillion dollars within that time frame,' the billionaire said when asked by Baier about his tenure and how quickly he expected to achieve his cost-cutting target. Incidentally, Musk is a special government employee, a classification for temporary federal workers who are only supposed to work 130 days out of the year in their roles."
Didn't he make an announcement about stepping down at this time when he first started?
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He has been candid about the temporary nature of it:
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