Elon Musk says DOGE saving $2 trillion in budget cuts is a 'best-case outcome'
"I think if we try for $2 trillion, we've got a good shot at getting one," Elon Musk told political strategist Mark Penn.
Department of Government Efficiency finding $2 trillion in cuts ‘best-case outcome,’ Musk says
In an interview broadcast on his social media platform X, Elon Musk said the $2 trillion figure originally stated as the savings goal for the Department of Government Efficiency was a “best-case
Elon Musk now has a new, lower target number for DOGE’s budget cuts
Elon Musk walked back his previous claim that he could cut at least $2 trillion from the federal budget, saying Wednesday that half that amount would be “an epic outcome.”
Elon Musk Says $2T in DOGE Cuts 'Best Case Outcome,' Lower Amount Likely
Key Takeaways Elon Musk said Wednesday that his goal of cutting $2 trillion in government spending may be a difficult number to reach, with half that figure more likely.Musk said in an interview that cutting waste in the federal government is a "target rich environment,
Musk acknowledges $2 trillion spending cut goal a long shot
Elon Musk, who U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has tapped to oversee a government cost-cutting effort, acknowledged that his declared goal of cutting $2 trillion in spending from the $6.8 trillion federal budget would be a long shot.
Musk Says DOGE’s Goal to Cut $2 Trillion in Spending Is ‘Best-Case Outcome’
The billionaire CEO of Tesla says there is a good shot of cutting at least $1 trillion from federal government expenditures.
Musk drops DOGE target to cut $2 trillion, saying half that would be ‘an epic outcome’
Musk, a co-chairman of the Department of Government Efficiency, called the $2 trillion target “the best-case outcome” but said $1 trillion would create “no inflation” and “be an epic outcome.” “If we try for $2 trillion,
Trump-ally Musk admits US$2 trillion spending cut from US government budget a ‘long shot’
Musk admits reaching half of the US$2 trillion goal will be tough without affecting Social Security and Medicare, which Trump promised not to cut or is unable to cut.
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Elon Musk already backing off one of his key pre-election promises
Remember when Musk vowed to uncover ways to cut “at least $2 trillion” from the federal budget? The DOGE leader is already abandoning his goal.
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