DURING a highly anticipated sit-down with President Donald Trump, Elon Musk shared his perspective to ‘ensure taxpayers get a fair deal.’
Musk, who chairs the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in addition to leading Tesla and SpaceX, emphasized it boils down to two key factors: competence and caring.
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THE SIT DOWN
In interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, Musk shared, “If you want to save taxpayer money, you need one of two things; competence or caring.”
“Ideally, you’d have both.”
“But if you have neither, you get a terrible deal, and unfortunately, that’s exactly what’s been happening to American taxpayers,” he told Hannity.
Seated side by side, Trump and Musk criticized what they described as rampant inefficiencies, waste, and fraud at the federal level.
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Both reaffirmed their commitment to shrinking the government, arguing that too much taxpayer money is lost due to ‘bureaucratic mismanagement.’
CUTTING BACK
Since taking office last month, Trump’s administration has already begun major cuts.
This includes large-scale federal layoffs and investigations into agencies such as the IRS, the Department of Defense, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Musk framed the effort as a necessary shift, saying, “Right now, we’re watching the bureaucracy push back as we work to return power to the people.
“Honestly, every American taxpayer should be furious, because their money is being wasted.”
Trump agreed, highlighting the scale of the problem.
“We’re uncovering billions, soon to be hundreds of billions of dollars in fraud, waste, and abuse,” he said.
He continued, “He [Musk] is doing an incredible job, and I think you’re going to see a fantastic job done by him.”
FUTURE GOALS
Musk also confirmed DOGE’s primary goal is cutting $1 trillion from the national deficit, adjusting an earlier pledge to slash $2 trillion.
However, he suggested the real amount of wasteful spending could be much larger than what has been identified so far.
“If we don’t get the deficit under control, America will go bankrupt.”
Musk warned, “People need to understand that countries can go bankrupt just like individuals.
“If you overspend, you eventually run out of money.”
He further shared that they are ‘just getting started.’
Trump and Musk have both signaled that more drastic cuts and reforms could be on the horizon.
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ELON MUSK is the CEO of Tesla Motors, SpaceX, founder of The Boring Company, and co-founder of Neuralink and open AI
