Is this a pipe dream? David Packman claiming that Elon Musk is stepping out of DOGE

[Baitball Blogger]

Specifically, cutting and running before the cuts and court rulings come in.

[Irish_Dem]

1. Musk has done his job. Destroyed everything.

No intention of putting it back together.

[Gore1FL]

2. I've seen several YouTube videos with that message in their title.

I have not verified that with anything more mainstream.

If Musk said it, I don't trust him enough to believe it; he spent too much to not get the grift back.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. Best British agent since King George /nt

[jmbar2]

4. He did the dirty work of Project 2025 to protect Republicans who will face reelection

In exchange, Republicans will reward him handsomely with more billion dollar contracts. And claim to not have participated in the carnage.

[blogslug]

5. Elon is a "Special Government Employee" - Limited to 130 Days

He's not "stepping down". His "term" is ending.

https://www.doi.gov/ethics/special-government-employees

A "special Government employee" (or SGE) is an officer or employee in the Executive Branch of the Federal Government who is appointed to perform important, but limited, services to the Government, with or without compensation, for a period not to exceed 130 days during any period of 365 consecutive days. This status is important because the ethics rules apply differently to individuals who qualify as SGEs versus other Federal employees and officials.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_government_employee

Notable examples of SGEs include Huma Abedin (who was an SGE in the State Department in 2012, working for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton), Scott Atlas (an advisor appointed by President Donald Trump to the White House Coronavirus Task Force in 2020), and Elon Musk (appointed by Donald Trump as de facto leader of the Department of Government Efficiency in 2025).

[riversedge]

11. Elon Musk will stick with Trump to continue to DESTROY the #USA. That is a given!!

[mitch96]

6. Don't believe what they say, See what they DO......nt

[PortTack]

7. Hope so...ppl forgot who gave him all that power. When he leaves the hate and distain will fall back on t-rump

And it’s too late for muskrat to salvage tesla.

[milestogo]

8. I'm not sure they could find a replacement for him who has

as much psychopathology.

[Arazi]

9. As a "special govt employee" he can only serve 130 days/year

So he’s mandated to leave.

He will in fact, not be leaving. Nobody believes he’s going now that he’s got the keys (literally) to the biggest bank vault in the history of mankind

🙄

[ibegurpard]

10. He's clickbait

Take what he says with a grain of salt

[chowder66]

12. Only when the new servers are set up and communicating with Russia.

I'm kidding, but am I?

[Hekate]

13. I'll believe it when I see it