Elon Musk spoke publicly on behalf of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on Thursday along with members of the department previously relatively unknown, calling its efforts a "revolution" as it continues to make massive cuts to government spending, fraud, abuse, and and bureaucracy. The department has already eliminated tens of thousands of useless jobs, shut down wasteful agencies, and canceled grants and contracts.Elon Musk: "This is a revolution."
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"Are we gonna get a lot of complaints along the way? Absolutely — You know who complains the loudest and with the most amount of fake righteous indignation? The fraudsters."
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"This is a revolution, and I think it might be the biggest revolution in the government since the original revolution," Musk told Fox News, joined by seven DOGE staffers. He also noted that much of the department’s work could be completed soon. Musk holds "special government employee" status, meaning he can work on government affairs for up to 130 days a year. When asked if he would stay on beyond that limit, he said, "I think we will have accomplished most of the work required to reduce the deficit by $1 trillion within that timeframe." He also admitted he wished things were moving faster: "What seems like incredibly fast action by government standards is — it's slower than I'd like, to be totally frank."
