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Coverage dated January 8, 2025

Musk: Cutting $2T through DOGE ‘best-case outcome’

Headline from The Hill

Elon Musk said the best-case scenario would be to make $2 trillion in cuts to federal spending through the "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) he is co-leading.

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  1. The Hill

    Musk: Cutting $2T through DOGE ‘best-case outcome’ (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Elon Musk said the best-case scenario would be to make $2 trillion in cuts to federal spending through the "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) he is co-leading.

  2. CNN

    Elon Musk now has a new, lower target number for DOGE’s budget cuts (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Elon Musk walked back his previous claim that he could cut at least $2 trillion from the federal budget, saying Wednesday that half that amount would be “an epic outcome.”

  3. Gizmodo

    Elon Musk Is Already Backtracking on DOGE's $2 Trillion Budget Cut Goals (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    Musk, ever the vaporware peddler, is already wavering on his goals.

  4. New York Post

    Elon Musk concedes DOGE unlikely to find $2 trillion in budget cuts — but here’s what would be an ‘epic outcome’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Tech baron Elon Musk walked back a prior claim that his vaunted blue ribbon commission on government bloat and inefficiencies would be able to slash the roughly $6.75 trillion federal budget by $2 trillion.

  5. Insider

    Elon Musk says DOGE saving $2 trillion in budget cuts is a 'best-case outcome' (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    "I think if we try for $2 trillion, we've got a good shot at getting one," Musk told political strategist Mark Penn.

  6. Quartz

    Elon Musk is already lowering expectations for DOGE (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    “I think if we try for $2 trillion, then we have a good chance of getting $1 [trillion]," the Tesla CEO said of his ambitions to cut government spending

  7. FOX Business

    Elon Musk says DOGE will ‘try’ to hit its goal of $2T in cuts, but admits they might fall short (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    During a livestremed talk with Stagwell Inc. CEO Mark Penn, tech billionaire Elon Musk admits that the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency may not reach its goal.

  8. Bloomberg

    Musk Now Skeptical DOGE Effort Can Cut $2 Trillion from Budget (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    Billionaire Elon Musk expressed doubt that his government efficiency panel in President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration will actually be able to achieve $2 trillion in cuts to the US federal budget, backtracking from a lofty target that the tech entrepreneur himself had floated.

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