STORY: Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration after a tumultuous period working to restructure the federal government, a White House official confirmed.

A White House official told Reuters it was accurate Musk is leaving the administration and his "off-boarding will begin tonight”.

Musk on Wednesday (May 28) thanked U.S. President Donald Trump as his time as a special government employee as a part of the Department of Government Efficiency draws to an end, he said in a post on social media platform X.

Musk's 130-day mandate as a special government employee in the Trump administration was set to expire around May 30. The administration has said DOGE's efforts to restructure and shrink the federal government will continue.

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VIDEO SHOWS: TESLA CEO ELON MUSK'S SOCIAL MEDIA POST ON X / FILE FOOTAGE OF MUSK

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SHOWS: INTERNET (MAY 28, 2025) (SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE - Access all) (MUTE)

1. SCREENGRAB OF TESLA AND SPACEX CEO ELON MUSK'S TWEET ON X, READING (English):

"As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end, I would like to thank President @realDonaldTrump for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending.

The @DOGE mission will only strengthen over time as it becomes a way of life throughout the government."

WASHINGTON, D.C. UNITED STATES (FILE - JANUARY 20, 2025) (PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL COMMITTEE – Access all)

2. VARIOUS OF MUSK GESTURING, PUMPING HIS FISTS AND SHOUTING “YES!” AS HE WALKS ONSTAGE AT INAUGURAL EVENT

3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) TESLA AND SPACEX CEO, ELON MUSK, SAYING:

“This, this is what victory feels like. Yeah!”

4. PEOPLE APPLAUDING

5. MUSK RAISING HIS ARM IN THE AIR

WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (FILE - JANUARY 20, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) (MUTE)

6. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF MUSK GESTURING AT PODIUM INSIDE THE CAPITAL ONE ARENA ON THE INAUGURATION DAY OF U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S SECOND TERM

WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (FILE - FEBRUARY 11, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all) (MUTE)

7. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP LOOKING ON AS X, ELON MUSK'S SON, STANDS BESIDE HIM IN THE OVAL OFFICE

WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (FILE - FEBRUARY 3, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

8. EXTERIOR OF USAID HEADQUARTERS

9. SIGN, READING (English): "U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT"

WASHINGTON, D.C, UNITED STATES (FILE - FEBRUARY 7, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

10. USAID HEADQUARTERS WITH SIGN REMOVED ABOVE ENTRANCE

11. FLOWERS LEFT NEAR SIGN, READING (English): "RIP USAID 1961-2025"

WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (FILE - FEBRUARY 21, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

12. USAID WORKERS CARRYING BOXES AND DEPARTING USAID HEADQUARTERS (AUDIO OF PEOPLE APPLAUDING), WORKER RECEIVING HUG

13. SUPPORTERS HOLDING SIGNS INCLUDING ONE READING (English) "WE LOVE USAID"

INTERNET (FILE - FEBRUARY 24, 2025) (SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE - Access all) (MUTE)

14. SCREENGRAB OF MUSK TWEET ON X ON A RETURN TO OFFICE ORDER, READING (English):

"Those who ignored President Trump’s executive order to return to work have now received over a month’s warning. Starting this week, those who still fail to return to office will be placed on administrative leave."

OXON HILL, MARYLAND, UNITED STATES (FILE - FEBRUARY 20, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all) (MUTE)

15. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF MUSK ON STAGE HOLDING CHAINSAW IN AIR AS ARGENTINE PRESIDENT JAVIER MILEI GIVES TWO THUMBS UP

WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (FILE - FEBRUARY 26, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all) (MUTE)

16. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF MUSK SHOWING HIS SHIRT THAT SAYS "TECH SUPPORT"

INTERNET (FILE - MARCH 11, 2025) (SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE - Access all) (MUTE)

17. SCREENGRAB OF STATEMENT POSTED TO SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE TRUTH SOCIAL BY U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, READING (English):

“To Republicans, Conservatives, and all great Americans, Elon Musk is “putting it on the line” in order to help our Nation, and he is doing a FANTASTIC JOB! But the Radical Left Lunatics, as they often do, are trying to illegally and collusively boycott Tesla, one of the World’s great automakers, and Elon’s “baby,” in order to attack and do harm to Elon, and everything he stands for. They tried to do it to me at the 2024 Presidential Ballot Box, but how did that work out? In any event, I’m going to buy a brand new Tesla tomorrow morning as a show of confidence and support for Elon Musk, a truly great American. Why should he be punished for putting his tremendous skills to work in order to help MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN???”

WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (FILE - MARCH 4, 2025) (HOUSE TV - Access all)

18. TRUMP STANDING AT LECTERN, LAWMAKERS APPLAUDING

19. (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP, SAYING: (PLEASE NOTE SOUNDBITE IS PARTIALLY OVERLAID OVER SHOTS NO. 18 AND 20)

“And to that end, I have created the brand new Department of Government Efficiency - DOGE. Perhaps you've heard of it, perhaps, which is headed by Elon Musk, who is in the gallery tonight.”

20. MUSK IN GALLERY TAKING A BOW

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES (FILE - MARCH 21, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

21. MUSK WALKING INSIDE PENTAGON HALLWAY, LAUGHING WITH U.S. DEFENSE SECRETARY, PETE HEGSETH

22. MUSK AND HEGSETH SHAKING HANDS OUTSIDE ON PENTAGON STEPS / MUSK WALKING DOWN STEPS TO SUV, MOTORCADE

GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES (FILE - MARCH 30, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

23. DEMONSTRATORS HOLDING SIGNS PROTESTING AGAINST MUSK

WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (FILE - APRIL 5, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

24. LARGE PUPPET MEANT TO RESEMBLE MUSK WITH DOGE (DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY) HAT AND SHIRT, READING (English): "CRUEL, INCOMPETENT, CORRUPT"

25. WOMAN CARRYING SIGN AT PROTEST, READING (English): "AMERICA IS TRAPPED IN A BURNING TESLA"

WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (FILE - MARCH 29, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

26. TESLA CYBERTRUCK PASSING PROTESTERS OUTSIDE TESLA DEALERSHIP / WOMAN HOLDING SIGN, READING (English): "WE CAN ONLY BE FREE WHEN WE ARE BRAVE"

27. SIGN WITH IMAGE OF MUSK, READING (English): "I AM STEALING FROM YOU."