# Elon Musk returns to Trump administration to co-lead Pentagon war study

https://mins.news/en/item/82239

- euronews, 2026-10-01 16:57 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/01/elon-musk-returns-to-trump-administration-to-co-lead-pentagon-war-study

> Elon Musk is returning to the Trump administration to co-lead a Pentagon study on war. Musk backed Trump in 2024 and helped his return to the White House, then headed the Department of Government Efficiency, where he led sweeping cuts to the US federal workforce.

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