Musk’s political footprint on X The document, submitted to a federal court in Washington, D.C., late on Feb. 17, clarifies Musk's status within the department. According to Axios, President Donald Trump has publicly referred to Musk as the leader of a federal downsizing operation ever since announcing the creation of

The work of the U.S. DOGE Service bears the unmistakable fingerprints of the world’s richest person, even if he’s not formally the administrator.