Elon Musk has left his role in the White House as government efficiency director, and now the problem in Washington is who takes the reins to become Musk’s successor, as President Donald Trump says that Kuzi’s work will continue.
Musk, who has led Trump’s Waste Reduction Task Force from Inauguration Day to date, announced his departure at X-Post this week, saying, “My scheduled time as a special government employee is over.
Musk said Doji’s mission will be “enhanced over time as it will become a government-wide lifestyle.”
So who will replace the mask? Now, no one.
A senior White House official previously told Fox News Digital that “Doge employees of each agency or department will report and implement it through the leadership of each agency or department head.”
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With Elon Musk leaving his role in the White House as government efficiency director and President Donald Trump says that Kuzi’s work will continue, here are the questions for now:
Officials said Doge is now part of the federal government’s “DNA” and will continue to operate as it has already been.
Speaking to reporters on Thursday, White House press chief Caroline Leavitt confirmed that “Doge’s leaders are all members of the President’s Cabinet and the President himself and are sincerely committed to reducing waste, fraud and abuse from our government.”
These statements raise questions about whether a singular individual will take over Musk as the chief of the Doji. But if Trump feels that he needs a successor to Doge and decides to shift the gears, who can fill Musk’s shoes?
Amy Gleeson
Musk was by no means an official federal employee, but Amy Gleason, a lesser-known civil servant who also worked in the first Trump administration, has been the official representative of the US Doge Services (USDS) since February.
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Amy Gleason is the DOGE administrator. (Amy Gleason Linckedin/Getty)
If the president decides to avoid the official Doge chief, he appears likely to retain Gleason as the more behind the scenes Doge leader of the USDS.
Gleeson, 53, is a career employee recognized by the Obama administration as a “advocate for change” to raise research and awareness about a rare autoimmune disorder known as juvenile myositis. Gleeson previously worked for Russell Street Ventures in the first Trump administration, after being called the US Digital Services at the time.
By keeping Glason as a Doge Chief, the president can continue to make the efforts of his agents while leading the structure of each cabinet head in its own waste reduction program.
Russell Vert
As director of the White House Management and Budget Office, Russell Vought was already a central figure in Doge’s waste reduction efforts.
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The candidate for the Director of Management and Budget was sworn in Washington, DC (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images) on January 22, 2025, for the candidate for Russell Vought, Director of Management and Budget, was sworn in at a nomination hearing of the Senate Banking Committee on January 22, 2025.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Vought already has plans to continue Musk’s efforts, even in his current role as OMB head. Vought is a close ally of Trump, and is a much more subdued personality than Musk, and he appears to be more likely to make a choice to take over Doge.
However, Vought comes with his own political baggage, with many on the left labeling him as a “Christian Nationalist” and criticizing his role as a co-author of Project 2025. Still, he was successfully confirmed by the Senator in his current role as OMB Director.
Vivek Ramaswamy
Vivek Ramaswamy, a Trump ally who has been turned into a one-off GOP presidential candidate, has been widely reported as a top candidate to replace Musk at the helm of Doge. Ramaswamy co-led with Musk at the start of Trump’s second term for a short time. However, he resigned from his Doge leadership role in February to begin his run to governor of Ohio.
Vivek Ramaswamy speaks before taking the stage in front of the Republican presidential candidate at a campaign rally held at Madison Square Garden in New York City on October 27, 2024. (Anna Money Maker/Getty Images)
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While Ramaswamy shares Trump’s vision of reducing masks and government waste, it seems unlikely he will soon be rejoining the doge team, with a look at getting the keys to the Ohio Governor’s mansion in 2026.
Diana Stancy of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
Peter Pinedo is a political writer for Fox News Digital.
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