Elon Musk has 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.”
Musk, who has been tasked by President-elect Donald Trump to co-lead the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, called the $2 trillion target “the best-case outcome.”
“If we try for $2 trillion, we’ve got a good shot at getting one,” Musk said […]
Elon Musk now has a new, lower target number for DOGE's budget cuts | CNN Politics