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.

  • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    171·
    16 hours ago

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

    FFS! There’s probably TODDLERS who know more about how the government works than Musk! 🤦

    • bitchkat@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      8 hours ago

      I’ve always said there were 4 types of people (besides average)

      1. Genius that knows they are a genius
      2. The Genius that doesn’t know they are a genius
      3. The idiot that knows they are an idiot
      4. The idiot that thinks they are a genius

      The most dangerous one, and the one you don’t ever want to work for is #4. That’s where Musk is.