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by dylan604 242 days ago
The best theory into why Musk was so gung-ho about DOGE was specifically to shut down any government agency that was out to keep him from continuing to increase his wealth. By that measurement, he was in charge of the most successful government agency. Whether or not that had any positive/negative affect for Trump was merely an irrelevant by product of the actual mission.
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philipallstar 241 days ago
That's not the best theory. He thinks government was too big, and wanted to cut waste. Trump, it turns out, wanted to have a "big beautiful bill" and Musk strongly opposed that, saying any bill that's big isn't beautiful. So he got moved off DOGE by Trump.

SpaceX has always complied with the regulations and timings needed by regulatory bodies. This isn't a thing.

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dylan604 241 days ago
Ge got moved off of DOGE because his 120 days were up. It was never a permanent gig for Musk. Those gigs require congressional approval.
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