President Trump said Friday that he plans to direct Elon Musk to consider spending in the defense and education sectors as the new administration is working on a federal overhaul.
“Pentagon, education, almost everything. Trump said in a presser with the Japanese Prime Minister and Prime Minister Isbaiba.
“I told him to check his education and check the pentagon, the military. And you know, sadly, you'll find something pretty bad,” the president says. I did.
Musk, a high-tech entrepreneur and CEO of Tesla, leads the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a committee aimed at reducing government spending. Trump said early Friday that Musk is doing a “very good job” after making a controversial change to the U.S. International Development Agency, and that the team at Musk is a sensitive Treasury payment system. Reports that you have accessed.
Trump was asked about Democrats' criticism in Prestar whether some of Doge's jobs were power grabs and if there was anything instructed him not to touch Musk.
“Well, we haven't discussed that much. I tell him to go here and go there. He does it. He is very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very They have a group of people who are good” billionaires allies.
“So I told him to get an education and get into other things as we progress. And they find a ton of fraud, abuse, waste, all of this. Take it out and say “In.” There may be areas we don't, but I think everything is fertile. ”
When asked if Mask would investigate federal spending on programs like Social Security, Trump said “they don't really need to see it,” but “they can see it.” “
“Social security is not mentioned, it's only strengthened. We have illegal social security immigrants. We're going to find out who is there and take them with us,” the president added.
