Elon Musk surprised his fans and foes alike during a call with Wall Street analysts on Wednesday where he waded into his future with the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency and what the cost-cutting agency may look like without him at its helm.
The Tesla founder spoke on a quarterly earnings call where his presence was ostensibly intended to reassure investors fearful of recent declines in the EV company’s stock. While there, he expressed gratitude toward the DOGE staff and President Donald Trump for believing in his mission to see the federal government both streamlined and downsized in record time.
“I think that the work that we’re doing there is actually very important for trying to rein in the insane deficit that is leading our country, the United States, to destruction, and the DOGE team has made a lot of progress in addressing waste and fraud,” he said, hinting that he has faced “blowback” from entrenched interests upset that his agency has disrupted their revenue streams.
They “will try to attack me and the DOGE team and anything associated with me,” he added.
In order to protect the integrity of DOGE’s work, Musk revealed he has begun preparations to