President Donald Trump’s public statements contradict the legal positions of his White House, which previously said billionaire Elon Musk isn’t technically running the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) that's tasked with identifying wide-ranging cuts across the government.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he has put billionaire Elon Musk in charge of the Department of Government Efficiency, appearing to contradict the White House over who runs the cost-cutting program.

The White House says billionaire Elon Musk is not the administrator of the Department of Government Efficiency team sweeping through federal agencies, but rather a senior adviser to President Donald Trump.