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by agent281 514 days ago
Musk did backtrack on the $2 trillion goal.

'Musk told political strategist Mark Penn in an interview broadcast on X that the $2 trillion figure was a “best-case outcome” and that he thought there was only a “good shot” at cutting half that.'

'That figure was quickly dismissed as implausible by budget experts, who said the entire discretionary budget was only $1.7 trillion. Musk hadn’t waved people off the number until Wednesday, and it has been widely cited in reports about DOGE’s plans. '

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/elon-musk-say...

1 comments

"Half that" is still a massive problem. He's digging himself deeper.