WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR)-- President Donald Trump thanked Elon Musk and gave him a gold-colored key to mark the end of his work at the White House.

Musk's time as a special government employee has been full of controversy as he worked to slim down the federal government and get rid of waste, fraud and abuse.

"Today, it's about a man named Elon," the president said.

While donning a "The Dogefather" t-shirt, Elon Musk got an Oval Office send-off from President Trump marking an end to his nearly 130-day tenure at the White House.

"We've found things that are unbelievably stupid and unbelievably bad," President Trump said.

Musk took a chainsaw to the federal government, overseeing mass terminations at federal agencies and slashing government contracts, which some Republicans have even critici

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