Measured from Trump's inauguration on 20 January, the 130-day limit - assuming Musk, who brags about working weekends, clocks roughly five days a week at Doge - would run out toward the end of May. But scaling back would extend that timeframe. Additionally, the 130-day limit would reset in January 2026.

Musk’s minions are embedded, along with Trump political appointees, in the “deep state.” Vought will be their new and less turbulent leader.