Elon Musk's Plan IMPLODES As Shattering DOGE Savings Disaster Crashes Down
April 11, 2025
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as posted by the channelElon Musk's staggering government budget savings goal that he platformed Donald Trump on has very quickly and drastically fell short from claiming he would find $2 trillion to the devastating DOGE reality of his team only potentially being able to find $150 billion by next year. John Iadarola and Brett Erlich break it down on The Damage Report. Leave a comment with your thoughts below!
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Elon Musk drastically drops DOGE’s savings goal from $2 trillion to $150 billion for the year
"Elon Musk appeared to dramatically lower DOGE's savings goal, projecting $150 billion for the year—far short of his earlier trillion-dollar claims. However, questions remain about the savings claimed by the team with critics pointing to inflated numbers, retracted claims, and a growing list of controversial cuts.
Elon Musk has said DOGE is drastically scaling back its savings aims. In a cabinet meeting on Thursday, Musk told Trump the group expected to slash $150 billion from the federal budget over the fiscal year, which runs from the beginning of October 2025 to the end of September 2026.
“I’m excited to announce that we anticipate savings in ’26 from reduction of waste and fraud by $150 billion,” Musk told Trump in the meeting. The world's richest man said these cuts "will actually result in better services for the American people.""
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