Trump says Musk will likely leave DOGE "in a few months"

• The president has so far largely refrained from providing departure details about his friend and adviser, a "special government employee" who can only work 130 days per year.

Driving the news: Musk is "going to want to get back to his business," Trump told reporters on Air Force One. "Then the secretaries will take totally over."

• Trump was not specific but said Musk would move on "in a few months." The president added, "We're in no rush."

Zoom out: Vice President Vance said earlier Thursday that Musk will remain a "friend and an adviser" to the White House and called reports the CEO would leave the administration imminently "fake news."

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