President Donald Trump said he wants Elon Musk to stay on his team "as long as possible" during a conversation with reporters Thursday, noting DOGE had found something "horrible."

"At a certain point, I think it will end, but they have also gotten a big education," Trump said of his secretaries. "There'll be a point at which the secretaries will be able to do this work and do it very, you know, as we say, with the scalpel, and that's what we want."

According to Politico, Trump views Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative favorably.