Summary
Elon Musk, co-head of the Department of Government Efficiency under Donald Trump’s advisory team, revised his claim of finding $2 trillion in federal budget cuts to a “best-case outcome” of $1 trillion.
Musk’s earlier target, dismissed as unrealistic by experts, had included the entire discretionary budget of $1.7 trillion.
While Musk and co-lead Vivek Ramaswamy plan to recommend cuts, specifics remain unclear.
Experts warn savings may require targeting mandatory programs like Medicaid, potentially causing hardships.
The second trillion will be found when DOGE Block 3 rolls out, and Elon’s gonna need … $5 billion dollars for DOGE Block 2 and 3.
(DOGE Block 2 will find the first trillion, after DOGE Block 1 is later revised down to 750 billion)