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White House official says Musk is government employee but does not receive US paycheck
Feb 3, 2025 10:38 AM

WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Billionaire Elon Musk,

tasked by President Donald Trump with shrinking the federal

government, is a "special government employee" but is not

receiving a U.S. paycheck, a senior White House official said on

Monday.

Musk, who still runs Tesla and SpaceX while chairing

Trump's Department of Government Efficiency, is following the

law, the official said.

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