美國企業家埃隆·馬斯克2日在社交媒體上說，有關他很快將辭去美國政府效率部職務的報道是“假新聞”。

Elon Musk has refuted reports claiming he will soon step down from his role in the Trump administration, dismissing the news as "fake" in a post on X.

美國白宮新聞秘書萊維特當天在社交媒體上轉發有關馬斯克辭職的報道時稱：“這個‘獨家新聞’是垃圾。”(This "scoop" is garbage.)

馬斯克隨后轉發萊維特的帖文說：“是的，假新聞。”(Yeah, fake news.)

Musk, who was appointed as a special government employee to lead efforts in reducing federal spending and dismantling government agencies, took to X to respond to the speculation, writing simply, "Yeah, fake news." White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt also dismissed the report as "garbage," reiterating that Musk will step down only after completing his mandate.

萊維特在貼文中稱馬斯克只會在完成職責后卸任。“埃隆·馬斯克和特朗普總統都已公開表示，在馬斯克完成其在DOGE項目上的卓絕工作后，他將卸任政府特別雇員職務。”她寫道。

"Elon Musk and President Trump have both publicly stated that Elon will depart from public service as a special government employee when his incredible work at DOGE is complete," Leavitt wrote.

萊維特在帖文中轉發的是美國《政治報》當天早些時候發布的報道。該報道稱，特朗普已告訴其核心圈子和內閣成員，馬斯克將在未來幾周內辭去政府效率部現有職務。特朗普對馬斯克和政府效率部的工作感到滿意，但兩人最近幾天決定，馬斯克很快將回歸企業。

Earlier in the day, Politico reported that Trump told members of his Cabinet and close contacts that Musk will soon step down from his government role. The publication further added that the president and his billionaire ally decided in recent days that the latter would return to his businesses.

報道還說，與一個月前相比，特朗普同馬斯克的關系發生了變化。一個月前，白宮官員認為馬斯克會留下來，特朗普會找到辦法突破有關“特殊政府雇員”服務時長不超過130天的限制。

據美國媒體報道，按照相關規定，作為“特殊政府雇員”，馬斯克一年內服務時長不得超過130天。這意味著，從1月20日算起，馬斯克任期最晚在5月底結束。如果只計算工作日，任期最晚于7月結束。

According to media reports, the transition is likely to correspond to the end of Musk's time as a "special government employee", a special status that temporarily exempts him from some ethics and conflict-of-interest rules. That 130-day period is expected to expire in late May or early June.

馬斯克被視為特朗普的親密盟友，在新一屆美國政府中領導政府效率部，幫助特朗普大幅削減聯邦開支、大規模裁減聯邦雇員。萊維特曾表示，盡管馬斯克沒有部長職位或正式決策權，但他是“特殊政府雇員”和“總統高級顧問”。美國輿論普遍認為，馬斯克是政府效率部的實際負責人。

來源：新華社 外媒

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