Elon Musk confirmed that SpaceX will go public soon and expressed regret for his role at the head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

When space journalist Eric Berger published his analysis titled “This is why I think SpaceX will go public soon,” Musk responded: “As usual, Eric is correct.” Berger is widely regarded as the most reliable reporter covering SpaceX.

In a podcast interview released on Tuesday with former DOGE spokesperson Katie Miller, Musk stated that he would not participate in the department again. “I think that instead of being part of DOGE, I should have basically worked on my companies,” he said. “And the cars wouldn’t have been burned,” he added, referring to incidents of vandalism at Tesla dealerships during his time in office.

Musk described DOGE as just “a little successful” and “relatively successful,” a modest assessment. He broke with President Trump in June after calling the government's tax bill “totally insane and destructive.”

The simultaneous confirmation of the IPO and the regret regarding DOGE signal Musk's return to his business empire after a turbulent political chapter.

(This is a developing news story.)