<ul><li>Elon Musk is quitting as the White House's government cost-cutting czar, citing it as an uphill battle to slash federal jobs and programs.</li><li>Musk, as the head of Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), could only serve for a maximum of 130 days and confirmed his exit on May 29 citing the federal bureaucracy situation.</li><li>DOGE claims to have saved taxpayers $175 billion since Trump's return, which is disputed by news outlets reporting figures are overstated.</li><li>A lawsuit accusing Musk and DOGE of illegally exerting power over government operations has been allowed to proceed, while Musk admits to spending too much time in politics.</li></ul>

Elon Musk leaves DOGE as job was ‘uphill battle’

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