President Trump predicts Elon Musk will find 'hundreds of billions' in waste in next DOGE directives

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President Trump predicts Elon Musk will find 'hundreds of billions' in waste in next DOGE directives
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President Trump sat down with Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier for an exclusive pre-Super Bowl interview where he discussed Elon Musk's role in DOGE and his next directives.

President Donald Trump detailed his plans to instruct DOGE lead, Elon Musk, to probe the Education and Defense Departments for wasteful spending. The President told Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier in an exclusive pre-Super Bowl interview that the billionaire entrepreneur has been a trustworthy ally in fulfilling his promise to cut the red tape. 'He's not gaining anything. In fact, I wonder how he can devote the time to it,' Trump said.

Among those changes has been implementing the Department of Government Efficiency . Since Jan. 20, the department aimed at upending federal agencies has traced where money has been going. The moves have been met with outrage from some Democrats, including a group who attempted to enter the Department of Education in light of possible cuts last week. Thirty House Democrats attempted to enter the Department of Education building in Washington, D.C.

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