DOGE (US government) · first said Oct 27, 2024 · said 2 times, never with a date.
At Donald Trump's Madison Square Garden rally on October 27, 2024, Musk said DOGE could cut at least $2 trillion from federal spending. He gave no date. In January 2025 he called $2 trillion the best case and said trying for it gave a good shot at $1 trillion. Bloomberg Oct 28 2024 — a $2 trillion cut would be unprecedented ↗
“Well, I think we can do at least $2 trillion.”Trump rally at Madison Square Garden (Fortune) →
“I think we'll try for $2 trillion. I think that's the best-case outcome. But I do think that you kind of have to have some overage. I think if we try for $2 trillion, we've got a good shot at getting 1.”Interview with Mark Penn on X (NBC News) →
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