President Donald Trump said Friday that Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk is "really not leaving" his cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency, and expects Musk is "going to be back and forth" to continue his work.

Trump thanked Musk for his efforts leading DOGE so far in a Friday press conference, after Musk said earlier this week that he would 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:leave the Trump administration and 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:refocus on his companies.

Musk said Friday he expects to "continue to be visiting" Washington and remain a "friend and advisor" to the president after his legally stated term as a "special government employee" has ended.

Musk also said that he continues to believe DOGE will find more ways to cut government spending, and achieve the group's goal of $1 trillion in cuts by the time the program—which may be extended—is set to end in the middle of 2026.

Shares of Tesla fell about 3% Friday, but posted gains for the week. The electric vehicle maker's stock has 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:trended higher over the last month since Musk said in Tesla's 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:latest earnings call&nbs🦄p;that he would scale back his government work starting this month amid calls for the CEO to spend more t෴ime at Tesla.