Trump hints Musk ‘Doge’ team has free rein with Pentagon next in line for cuts
President says key ally and team of software engineers have gained access to Americans’ personal details ‘very easily’
Donald Trump has indicated that Elon Musk’s “department of government efficiency” (Doge) is operating without guardrails after it gained access to Americans’ private information “very easily” and prepares to assail the Pentagon.
The US president was speaking at a White House press conference alongside Shigeru Ishiba, the prime minister of Japan, but most of the questions focused on Musk’s sweeping mission to root out waste in the federal government, which has caused disarray in Washington.
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