Elon Musk says DOGE’s $2 trillion target for federal spending cuts was just a best-case scenario
Elon Musk initially pledged to cut some $2 trillion from the federal budget, alongside his DOGE partner, politician Vivek Ramaswamy.
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 DOGE saving $2 trillion in budget cuts is a 'best-case outcome'
Elon Musk told the political strategist Mark Penn that if DOGE tried to cut $2 trillion, it'd have a "good shot" of ending up at $1 trillion.
Elon Musk says cutting $2 trillion from the federal budget is a 'best-case outcome'
In a Wednesday interview on X, Elon Musk said cuts of $2 trillion to the federal budget might not be possible and was a "best-case outcome."
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.
Why Elon Musk had to drop his ‘DOGE’ pledge to cut $2 trillion from the federal budget
Two months ago here at MarketWatch, we told you that Elon Musk was talking out of his MAGA hat when he promised to cut “at least $2 trillion” from the $6.75 trillion federal budget.  Now Musk has admitted we were right all along.
Elon Musk Backtracks on $2 Trillion DOGE Budget-Cutting Ambition
Elon Musk has backtracked on his earlier goal of cutting $2 trillion from the federal budget. In a live interview on X, formerly Twitter, with Stagwell CEO Mark Penn on Wednesday, Musk said slashing $2 trillion from the budget would be "the best-case outcome,
Musk Now Skeptical DOGE Effort Can Cut $2 Trillion From Budget
Billionaire Elon Musk expressed doubt that his government efficiency panel in President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration will actually be able to achieve $2 trillion in cuts to the US federal budget,
Elon Musk bashes DEI and spreads conspiracy theories as Los Angeles burns
Even in the best of circumstances, a crisis like this would be a vector for bad information. The close Trump ally is only ...
With New Glenn Launch, Bezos Looks To Break Musk’s Stranglehold On Space
The billionaire’s rocket is ready for its first launch. It could give satellite operators and the DoD a long-desired option ...
Musk uses X livestream to amplify German far-right leader’s views ahead of an election
Tech billionaire Elon Musk is preparing to host a live-streamed chat on his social media platform X with a leader of ...
Elon Musk boosts German far right party with live event on X
The publicity was a potential boon for AfD, which has been frozen out of mainstream politics, in part, because its leaders ...
How Elon Musk seized on baseless memo claim to fuel wave of misinformation
The X owner shared false claims that a Home Office memo urged police not to intervene in child grooming cases.
Self-driving-car executives excited for Trump (and Musk) to take the wheel
Self-driving-car companies are excited by the prospect of Republicans using their power to help them expand from a handful of ...
Why Has Mark Zuckerberg Copied Elon Musk?
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushed Facebook and Instagram into a new era when he announced that they would follow in the ...
Musk interviews German far-right frontwoman
Elon Musk took his endorsement of Germany's far-right party to the next level on Thursday, hosting a live chat with its ...
Rubio nomination complicated by attack on Musk’s Tesla and China’s ban
The Florida senator’s criticism of Chinese “genocide” led country to forbid his entry, and his attack on Elon Musk’s company ...