00:00U.S. President Donald Trump bid farewell to Elon Musk in the Oval Office.
00:07Musk is leaving his position spearheading the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE,
00:13and is rededicating himself to his businesses.
00:18The U.S. President credited Musk with a colossal change in the old ways of doing business in Washington,
00:24and said some of his staff would remain in the administration.
00:29Musk left a searing mark on the U.S. federal bureaucracy, including thousands of employees who were fired or pushed out.
00:38Some government functions were eviscerated, including the U.S. Agency for International Development,
00:44which had provided a lifeline for impoverished people around the world.
00:49Boston University researchers estimate that hundreds of thousands of people have already died because of the cuts.
00:59The U.S. Department of Government Efficiency
01:04The U.S. Department of Government Efficiency
