Elon Musk's time as the leader of President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has come to an end.“As my scheduled time as a special government employee comes to an end, I would like to thank President [Trump] for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending,

The tech billionaire led the Department of Government Efficiency on a mission to dramatically cut federal spending which saw thousands of jobs axed.

The outgoing leader of DOGE received praise and a gift from the president, but reporters also noticed odd details in the exchange.