Elon Musk admitted Wednesday that his first 100 days in the White House were “intense,” as he stood up the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and attempted to slash trillions of dollars in government spending.

The tech billionaire told a small group of reporters in a briefing that he spent almost seven days a week at the White House — where he occasionally slept in the Lincoln bedroom — in the early days of the Trump administration.

“It’s just been a very intense 100 days, where at times I was here full time. So, at the beginning, I was here in D.C. seven days a week for some of the weeks in the beginning, or close to seven days a week,” Musk said.

“And now we’re getting more of a rhythm and so the amount of time that is necessary for me to spend here is much less,” he continued.

The remarks come exactly one month before Musk’s special government status is set to expire on May 30. He told Tesla investors last week he plans to wind down the amount of time he is spending on DOGE to devote more time to his other companies, but that will not mean........

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