Though Trump and Musk are on the outs, workers with longstanding ties to the Tesla billionaire remain embedded in the government.

The tug of war over DOGE carries risks for Musk, who has a large book of government contracts and is managing the plummeting fortunes of Tesla, his EV company. Trump told reporters last week that “We might have to put DOGE on Elon. You know what DOGE is? DOGE is the monster that might have to go back and eat Elon.”

Elon Musk loyalists at the Department of Government Efficiency are “fighting” to preserve their work amid tensions with the White House following the billionaire’s fallout with President Donald Trump,

Trump said he will "take a look" at whether the U.S. will deport Elon Musk, as the feud between the two continued.

Susie Wiles said it was "not a good ending" for Musk's time in the White House, but she enjoyed working with him overall.

Donald Trump's chief of staff, Susie Wiles, who he calls the "Ice Maiden," sat down for a lengthy interview with the New York Post.