Chaos unleashed by Musk’s Doge is starting to wane – what does that mean?
by David Smith in Washington from World news | The Guardian on (#6WX01)
Tech billionaire plans to hang up the chainsaw as he steps away from efficiency' role amid Tesla sales slump
This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy!" screamed Elon Musk, wielding the power tool before a cheering crowd at a rightwing political conference. The tech titan promised to slice and dice the US federal government and save taxpayers a trillion dollars. Oozing confidence, the world's richest person seemed unstoppable.
That was February. Last week Musk announced that he is hanging up his chainsaw and stepping back from his role overseeing the unofficial department of government efficiency", or Doge, to focus on Tesla, his beleaguered electric vehicle company. The news led some to hope the chaos unleashed by Doge is finally waning.
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