(Its not clear who else from DOGE may currently be able to rewrite code.)

Musk, with support fromPresident Donald TrumpandVice President J.D.

Vance, moved to reinstate Elez on Friday.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk arrive for the Inauguration of Donald J. Trump in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States. (Photo by Kevin Lamarque - Pool/Getty Images)

Elon Musk at the Inauguration of Donald Trump on January 20, 2025.Kevin Lamarque - Pool/Getty Images)

He will be brought back, Muskwrote.

To err is human, to forgive divine.

(So far, DOGE and the White House have announced plans to firethousandsof federal government workers.)

Trump has gone as far as asking Musk to considercuts at the Pentagon.