> Musk's 2 trillion
There is no evidence this is an actual target for anyone in government.
There is no evidence this is an actual target for anyone in government.
My point is we have seen zero evidence of this influence in Trump’s executive actions thus far. DOGE is analogous to the Federalist Society or NRA. Influential. But not policy prescriptive.
Not a campaign promise if it didn’t come from the campaign!
This isn’t cost cutting. The DHS budget hasn’t been slashed. This is deregulation. (Which was a campaign promise.)
> The DHS budget hasn’t been slashed.
Rome wasn't built (or destroyed) in a day. Once there are no members or investigations then what are the money spent on?;)
'Musk told political strategist Mark Penn in an interview broadcast on X that the $2 trillion figure was a “best-case outcome” and that he thought there was only a “good shot” at cutting half that.'
'That figure was quickly dismissed as implausible by budget experts, who said the entire discretionary budget was only $1.7 trillion. Musk hadn’t waved people off the number until Wednesday, and it has been widely cited in reports about DOGE’s plans. '
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/elon-musk-say...