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02-05-2025 14:09

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Trump signals possible dismissal of Musk

In a surprising turn of events, massive financial mismanagement has reportedly been uncovered within the US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by none other than Elon Musk. The revelations have drawn the attention and criticism of President Donald Trump, who questioned how such large-scale waste could occur under Musk’s leadership.

Trump stated that since Musk, the billionaire founder of Tesla and SpaceX, took over DOGE, investigators have found numerous instances of improper federal spending totaling hundreds of billions of dollars. As a result, the president said he might be forced to take action, which could include removing Musk from his post.

According to Trump, the misuse involves hundreds of billions in nonessential budget allocations. Yet despite this, he described DOGE’s overall mission as very successful, acknowledging that the agency had also uncovered fraud, waste, and abuse. He emphasized that the department’s core goal remains to cut government spending by eliminating excessive and questionable expenditures, in line with US law.

Elon Musk began auditing federal budget spending immediately after Trump’s inauguration. Initially, Musk pledged to slash government expenditures by $2 trillion, a figure he later revised to $1 trillion. Many believe he was instrumental in temporarily halting the operations of USAID, the US Agency for International Development, as part of a major restructuring. That effort alone reportedly saved $55 billion.

Musk claimed that over $700 billion in the federal budget was being lost to inappropriate or erroneous payments.

Previously, Trump stated that Musk would remain in public service only until mid-August. While calling Musk a very talented individual, the president warned that an extended government role could interfere with Musk’s responsibilities in a large private company. Trump also suggested that DOGE itself could eventually be disbanded, since Musk was only slated to serve for 130 days in total.

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