Wednesday, 14 May 2025

House Democrats Write Letter To President Trump Demanding He Remove Elon Musk From DOGE Role By Specified Deadline

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A group of House Democrats have launched an effort to force Elon Musk to leave his role in the Trump administration by May 30th.

Democrats claim the Tesla CEO can only serve in his position for 130 days due to a legal requirement.

“We write to make clear that you must remove Elon Musk from his government position by May 30th and to demand that you stop ignoring federal law and ethics rules to empower an unelected billionaire,” a letter to President Trump from 77 House Democrats read.

“When you took office on January 20th, Musk became a special government employee (SGE), and, according to the law, Musk can only serve in this position for 130 days. Considering the repeated violations of the law by Musk and your administration, we demand an immediate public statement from your administration making clear that Musk will resign and surrender all decision making authority, as required by law, by May 30th,” it continued.

Per Axios:

They wrote that Musk would not be allowed to return as a special government employee for a year “without divesting from his companies, including Tesla and SpaceX.”

Congressional Progressive Caucus chair Greg Casar (D-Texas), who led the letter, told Axios in an interview that it is just the opening salvo.

“We’re making it very clear that the public pressure is only going to ramp up on Republicans between here and May 30,” he said.

Casar said Democrats have “have legal tools at our disposal, political tools at our disposal,” as well as the “full force of public pressure.”

WATCH:

From The Hill:

The Tesla CEO has signaled he plans to wrap up his work in the allotted 130-day period. He told Fox News’s Bret Baier last month that he expects to have accomplished most of his DOGE work in that time frame.

Trump has also told his inner circle that Musk will be stepping back from his government role in the coming weeks, according to Politico.

The group of House Democrats on Wednesday pressed the president to confirm Musk’s departure.

“For the good of the country, Elon Musk should be removed from his position immediately,” they wrote. “Under the law, Mr. Musk cannot remain in his position beyond May 30th.”

Read the full letter HERE.


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