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6:30Now PlayingElon Musk goes off the rails in response to questions over his conflicts of interest and lies claiming the public shouldn't worry because his DOGE team will post whatever they do on social media, despite Musk's clear ties to multiple areas of business and government areas DOGE is gaining access to during bizarre oval office press conference with Donald Trump. John Iadarola and Sharon Reed break it down on The Damage Report. Leave a comment with your thoughts below!
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Elon Musk grilled about DOGE transparency, conflicts in Oval Office
"Elon Musk joined President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Tuesday, where he addressed reporters for the first time amid his aggressive cost-cutting efforts across the federal government.
Musk defended the Department of Government Efficiency as Trump asked him to speak about the team's work. The Tesla billionaire brought his young son "X" and wore a black coat and "Make America Great Again" hat.
MORE: Here are all the agencies that Elon Musk and DOGE have been trying to dismantle so far
"If there's not a good feedback loop from the people to the government and if you have rule of the bureaucrat, or if the bureaucracy is in charge, then what meaning does democracy actually have?" said Musk, who is an unelected official himself."
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