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

https://mins.news/en/video/82442

- euronews, 2026-10-01 19:21 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiiG1b3a8Sg

> Elon Musk is returning to the Trump administration to co-lead a Pentagon study on war. Musk supported Trump’s return to the White House in 2024 and previously headed the Department of Government Efficiency, where he led sweeping job cuts across the US federal government.

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