Musk Joins Trump To Defend Aggressive Cost-Cutting Moves

• Elon Musk defends DOGE as Trump orders agencies to comply with cuts

  Elon Musk, the world's wealthiest man, took questions for the first time since the president gave him broad authority to overhaul the executive branch.
  
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  Watch: Musk joins Trump in Oval Office to tout DOGE

  Tech billionaire Elon Musk joined President Trump in the Oval Office on Tuesday to defend the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) amid a flurry of legal challenges seeking to halt its ...
  
  The Hill - 6h
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  Musk defends government cuts in surprise White House appearance

  The tech billionaire was questioned by reporters on what Democrats have called a "hostile takeover" of government.
  
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  Musk defends DOGE alongside Trump in striking Oval Office moment

  Elon Musk on Tuesday defended the work of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) alongside President Trump, who invited Musk to speak and sat at the resolute desk as the tech mogul gave a ...
  
  The Hill - 8h
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  As Musk, Trump administration target CFPB, Democrats defend consumer watchdog

  The agency is at a virtual standstill as Elon Musk's DOGE and the White House's Russell Vought take over.
  
  ABC News - 1d
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  Trump 2.0 Heralds an Aggressive Flexing of Power

  President Trump’s early moves to slash the federal government and expand American territory represent significant ideological swings from his first term.
  
  The New York Times - 1d
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  Waltz defends USAID funding freeze, Musk influence

  President Trump’s National Security Adviser Mike Waltz defended the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) funding freeze and tech billionaire Elon Musk’s influence over the federal ...
  
  The Hill - 2d
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  Jordan defends DOGE, Musk influence under Trump

  Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), a close ally of President Trump’s, defended tech billionaire Elon Musk’s efforts to reshape the government through the inaugural Department of Government Efficiency ...
  
  The Hill - 2d

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  Trump fires USAID's inspector general after his office released a report critical of the administration

  Paul Martin's office put out a report Monday detailing the negative impact of the Trump administration’s push for drastic cuts at the agency.
  
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  Trump's border czar is 'begging' for money for immigration crackdown, Senate budget chief says

  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s “border czar,” Tom Homan, and budget director, Russell Vought, met with Senate Republicans on Tuesday afternoon and pleaded with them to send the ...
  
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