For now, DOGE "is going to continue just as a way of life," Musk told Pogue. "And I'll have some participation in that, but as I say publicly, my focus has to be on the companies at this point." But as Pogue pointed out during the segment,

Elon Musk said the multitrillion-dollar tax and spending agenda fails to reduce the federal deficit, echoing complaints from hard-line factions in both the House and the Senate.