Elon Musk is stepping down as the White House’s government cost-cutting czar after admitting it was an “uphill battle” trying to slash federal jobs and programs.

埃隆·馬斯克（Elon Musk）承認這是一場“艱苦的戰鬥”，試圖削減聯邦工作和計劃​​。

Musk’s status as a Special Government Employee leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) meant that by law, he could only serve for a maximum of 130 days, which was set to finish on May 30.

馬斯克作為領導政府效率部（DOGE）的特殊政府僱員的地位意味著，根據法律，他只能在5月30日完成130天。

Musk confirmed his exit on May 29 with a post on X, thanking President Donald Trump “for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending.” A White House official said his “off-boarding will begin tonight.”

馬斯克（Musk）在5月29日在X上發表的職位確認了他的退出，感謝唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump）總統“有機會減少浪費的支出”。一位白宮官員說，他的“今晚將開始登機”。

Musk told The Washington Post for a May 27 report that the “federal bureaucracy situation is much worse” than he expected, and it was “an uphill battle trying to improve things in DC, to say the least.”

馬斯克告訴《華盛頓郵報》 5月27日的報告，“聯邦官僚機構情況要比他預期的要糟得多”，這是“至少可以說，這是一場艱苦的戰鬥，試圖改善華盛頓特區的事情。”

In separate comments to CBS, Musk criticized the multi-trillion-dollar tax break package that House Republicans approved on May 22, claiming it would increase the budget deficit and undermine the work that DOGE is doing.

馬斯克在對CBS的單獨評論中批評了眾議院共和黨於5月22日批准的千萬億美元稅收減免套餐，聲稱這將增加預算赤字並破壞Doge所做的工作。

DOGE, which is named after the cryptocurrency, claims to have saved taxpayers $175 billion since Trump’s Jan. 20 return to the White House, a figure heavily disputed by multiple news outlets, which report the figures are overstated, have multiple errors and are inaccurate.

以加密貨幣的名字命名的Doge聲稱自從特朗普1月20日返回白宮以來，已經為納稅人節省了1,750億美元，這一數字遭到了多個新聞媒體的爭議，這些媒體報導了這些數字被誇大了，但有多個錯誤，並且不准確。

The project’s claimed savings are only 8.5% of Musk’s initial ambition to cut $2 trillion from the federal budget, which he later revised down to $150 billion.

該項目聲稱的節省僅佔馬斯克最初雄心勃勃的8.5％，即從聯邦預算中削減2萬億美元，後來他將其修訂至1500億美元。

According to the report by Reuters, DOGE has cut almost 12%, or 260,000, of the 2.3 million federal workforce through layoffs, buyouts and early retirement offers.

根據路透社的報告，道路通過裁員，收購和提前退休報價削減了230萬聯邦勞動力中的近12％或260,000。

Despite the criticisms, Musk said on X that DOGE’s mission will “only strengthen over time as it becomes a way of life throughout the government.”

儘管受到了批評，但馬斯克在X上說，Doge的使命“只會隨著時間的流逝而加強，因為這成為整個政府的一種生活方式。”

It comes as a federal judge allowed a lawsuit to proceed that accuses Musk and DOGE of illegally exerting power over government operations.

它是一名聯邦法官允許訴訟指控馬斯克和門檻非法發揮政府行動的權力。

The lawsuit, filed by 14 states, alleged that Musk and DOGE violated the Constitution by illegally accessing government data systems, terminating federal employees and canceling contracts at federal agencies.

該訴訟由14個州提起，聲稱馬斯克和門檻通過非法訪問政府數據系統，終止聯邦僱員並取消聯邦機構的合同來違反憲法。

Musk admits he spent too much time in politics

馬斯克承認他在政治上花了太多時間

In an interview with Ars Technica on May 28, Musk, the CEO of EV maker Tesla, admitted that he spent “a bit too much time” in politics, which some critics claim has impacted Tesla’s performance.

EV Maker Tesla的首席執行官Musk在5月28日接受ARS Technica採訪時承認，他在政治上花費了“太多時間”，一些批評家聲稱這影響了特斯拉的表現。

“I think I probably did spend a bit too much time on politics,” Musk said. However, he added that the time he spent on DOGE wasn’t as significant as many believed, and he blamed media coverage for overrepresenting his involvement.

馬斯克說：“我認為我可能確實花了太多時間在政治上。”但是，他補充說，他在Doge上度過的時間並不像許多人所相信的那樣重要，並且他指責媒體報導過分代表了他的參與。

When Musk announced in Tesla’s first quarter report that his time spent on DOGE would drop significantly in May, Tesla (TSLA) shares rose over 5% in after-hours trading, despite the company reporting an 80% drop in net income.

當馬斯克在特斯拉的第一季度報告中宣布，他在五月花費的時間將大幅下降，儘管該公司報告淨收入下降了80％，但特斯拉（TSLA）股票在下班後的交易中增長了5％以上。

As of March 31, Tesla still held 11,509 Bitcoin (BTC), currently valued at about $1.24 billion.

截至3月31日，特斯拉仍然持有11,509比特幣（BTC），目前價值約12.4億美元。

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Tesla shares are still down 5.9% year to date, in part due to Musk diverting his attention away from the company and Tesla’s sales falling considerably in the first quarter.

特斯拉股票迄今為止的股票仍在下跌5.9％，部分原因是馬斯克將注意力轉移到公司中，特斯拉在第一季度的銷售量大大下降。

However, the fall is in line with other Big Tech firms, including Apple (AAPL), Nvidia (NVDA), Amazon (AMZN) and Google (GOOG), which are also in the red in 2025.

但是，跌倒與其他大型科技公司一致，包括Apple（AAPL），NVIDIA（NVDA），Amazon（AMZN）和Google（GOOG），它們在2025年也處於RED。

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雜誌：加密貨幣想推翻銀行，現在正在Stablecoin打架中