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Musk will remain adviser and friend after special government employee role ends, Vance says

From CNN’s Kit Maher

Vice President JD Vance said that Elon Musk will remain an adviser and friend to himself and President Donald Trump, even after his time as a special government employee ends after 130 days.

“DOGE has got a lot of work to do, and yeah, that work is going to continue after Elon leaves,” Vance told Fox & Friends in an interview on Wednesday.

Vance also called Politico reporting that Trump was telling members of his inner circle, including Cabinet officials, that Musk will leave soon “total fake news.”

“Elon came in and we said, we need you to make government more efficient. We need you to shrink the incredible fast bureaucracy that thwarts the will of the American people but also cost way too much money. And we said, that’s going to take about six months, and that’s what Elon signed up for,” Vance said.

“But of course, he’s going to continue to be an adviser. And by the way, the work of DOGE is not even close to done. The work of Elon is not even close to done,” Vance added.

Asked about his own presidential ambitions, Vance said that he and Trump would cross that bridge when they come to it in 2028. This comes as Trump said “there are methods” for seeking a third term and that he is “not joking” about it.