Musk Wants to Slash $2 Trillion in Federal Spending. Is That Possible?

• If Musk and Trump want to cut federal spending by $2 trillion, they’ll have to come for Social Security and Medicare

  Business - MarketWatch - October 29
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  Musk draws skepticism with call for $2 trillion in spending cuts

  Politics - The Hill - November 3
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  Will Elon Musk be able to cut $2 trillion from US government spending?

  Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago
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  How Trump Superfan Elon Musk’s Plan to Cut $2 Trillion in Spending Could Mean Economic Chaos

  Business - Inc. - October 30
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  Possible Trump Treasury secretary says he'd work with Musk to cut federal spending

  Politics - The Hill - October 30
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  Mr. Musk Goes to Washington — With a $2 Trillion Agenda

  Business - The New York Times - 3 days ago
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  Elon Musk's legal team delays possible ruling on $1M giveaways with federal court filing

  Top stories - NBC News - October 31
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  Ramaswamy: 'We want to go in and slash and burn that bureaucracy'

  Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

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