Musk previously said his Department of Government Efficiency would be able to recommend cuts to the federal budget of “at least $2 trillion.”

Summary

Elon Musk, co-head of the Department of Government Efficiency under Donald Trump’s advisory team, revised his claim of finding $2 trillion in federal budget cuts to a “best-case outcome” of $1 trillion.

Musk’s earlier target, dismissed as unrealistic by experts, had included the entire discretionary budget of $1.7 trillion.

While Musk and co-lead Vivek Ramaswamy plan to recommend cuts, specifics remain unclear.

Experts warn savings may require targeting mandatory programs like Medicaid, potentially causing hardships.

  • sp3ctr4l@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    12 hours ago

    The second trillion will be found when DOGE Block 3 rolls out, and Elon’s gonna need … $5 billion dollars for DOGE Block 2 and 3.

    (DOGE Block 2 will find the first trillion, after DOGE Block 1 is later revised down to 750 billion)