Elon Musk Discusses DOGE at President Trump’s First Cabinet Meeting

Elon Musk: "We spend a lot on the Defense Republic, but we're spending, like, over a trillion dollars on interest. If this continues, the country will become de facto bankrupt."

"It's not an optional thing. It is an essential thing. That's the reason I'm here. And taking a lot of flak and getting a lot of death threats, by the way. I mean, I, like, stack them up. But if we don't do this, America will go bankrupt."

That's why it has to be done. I'm confident at this point. Knock on w...My wooden head. Got a lot of wood up there. That we can actually find a trillion dollars in savings. That would be roughly 15% of the $7 trillion budget."

"And obviously that can only be done with the support of everyone in this room. And I'd like to thank everyone for your support. Thank you very much."

"This can only be done with your support. So this is really. DOJ is a support function for the President and for the agencies and to help..."