Mark Zuckerberg texted Elon Musk to offer help with DOGE
techcrunch.com Mar 29, 2026

Mark Zuckerberg texted Elon Musk to offer help with DOGE

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Mark Zuckerberg texted Elon Musk on February 3, 2025, offering help with his government-slashing efforts through the Department of Government Efficiency. Zuckerberg's teams were put on alert to remove threatening content targeting Musk's team. Musk responded with interest and proposed a joint bid on OpenAI, which Zuckerberg considered discussing further over the phone, but ultimately didn't join the bid, as revealed in court documents released as part of Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI.