Tech billionaire Elon Musk defended the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on Tuesday, arguing that the commission had just become “the whipping boy” for the problems within the ...

Musk said DOGE became the "whipping boy for everything." He left the Trump administration after finishing his 130-day stint as a special government employee.

"DOGE became the whipping boy for everything. So if there was some cut—real or imagined—everyone would blame DOGE," Musk said in the interview airing Sunday morning.

Musk said DOGE became the "whipping boy for everything." He left the Trump administration after finishing his 130-day stint as a special government employee.

“DOGE is just becoming a whipping boy for everything,” Musk told the Post. “So, like, something bad would happen anywhere, and we would get blamed for it even if we had nothing to do with it.” ...

“DOGE is just becoming the whipping boy for everything,” he said. “So, like, something bad would happen anywhere, and we would get blamed for it even if we had nothing to do with it. ...

Musk hit out at Trump's White House for the second time in a week, accusing the admin of making his government-slashing DOGE it's “whipping boy.” ...

Elon Musk defended his role at DOGE, saying it was unfairly blamed for federal cutbacks, while admitting he doesn't agree with all of Trump's policies but avoids public criticism to prevent conflict.

“DOGE is just becoming the whipping boy for everything,” Mr. Musk said. “So, like, something bad would happen anywhere, and we would get blamed for it even if we had nothing to do with it.” DOGE ...

Elon Musk expressed his disappointment in President Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill," as it "undermines" the work he did while leading DOGE in reducing government waste.