Elon Musk on Tuesday at his oval office claimed that his so-called Office of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is passing through the federal government and providing maximum transparency.
This is the first time he has been questioned by news media since his arrival in Washington, and he has been asked to protect the aggressive cost-cutting measures pursued by the Doge team, Donald Trump of Resolute Desk. I used my time standing next to me.
Masks are confidently providing evidence, and some USAID officials who are currently being hampered with full force are taking “kickbacks,” and “slight numbers of people” in the government have been “a thousands.” He claimed he was able to earn a net worth of as much as 1,000 million dollars. In that position.”
His most surprising claim was that the Doge team was transparent about its activities, calling for the removal of career staff who had swept around 20 agents and accessed sensitive data systems. I concentrated on.
“We're actually trying to be as transparent as possible,” Musk said, referring to what Doge posted on X. I don't know of cases where an organization is more transparent than a DOGE organization. ”
The reality is that Musk has started with his own involvement in the project and has had great pains to hide how Doge is run. Musk himself is a “special government employee,” and the White House says it means his financial disclosure application will not be made public.
The Doge team itself has around 40 staff involved, but the actual number is unknown. Doge staff have tried to keep their identity private and refused to give last name to career staff at detailed agencies, the Guardian previously reported.
Musk also tried to prevent Doge staff from being identified. When the Wall Street Journal reported that one 25-year-old staff member Marco Elles had made racist posts on anonymous X accounts in recent months, Musk called for reporters to be fired.
Their identity is often not for the Musk's part of transparency efforts, but because Doge staff must use official government emails and are often added to the employee's directory. I objected.
Doge is reporting to Susie Wiles, technically the White House Chief of Staff. However, Musk has fundamentally reshaped the federal government and has caught the White House to some of his moves, so he is working virtually with unconfirmed forces, and is familiar with the issue. Someone said.
According to White House officials, Musk's arrival was on the sidelines that Trump would sign a bystander related to a new executive order related to his bureaucratic cost-cutting initiative.
The billionaire stood next to the determined desk where Trump sat signed an executive order. He was accompanied by his young son named X, wearing a black “dark magic” hat. amusement.
Asked about possible conflicts of interest as a result of Musk's furious agency, if you investigate the company for violations of regulations or have contracts with companies such as the Department of Defense, there is no mask. This suggested.
“First of all, I'm not the one submitting a contract. Musk, founder, CEO, chief engineer and chairman of SpaceX, said:
And being forced by reporters about the possibility that Doge is being cut too fast, too much, Musk simply reverses the free measures, revising the strategy he used to cut costs for his private companies. He said.
“Some of what I say is wrong and needs to be fixed. No one is going to hit 1,000,” Musk said. “We all make mistakes, but we act quickly to correct our mistakes.”
However, Musk was bristled by criticisms criticized by him or Doji and was overwhelmed by an injunction issued by a federal judge. Over the weekend, Musk promoted a series of posts, and the Treasury temporarily blocked access to Doge's payment system, considering it would violate a court order.
