President Donald Trump has entrusted Elon Musk, the world's richest man, with the task of revealing “hundreds of billions of dollars in fraud” within federal agencies. In a recent Fox News interview, Trump expressed his dedication to tackling waste and abuse, which states that the American people want him to take action.
“We are going to find billions, hundreds of billions of dollars in fraud and abuse. And, you know, people have chosen me about that,” Trump said in the interview fragments released by Fox.
Musk, who leads the cost -saving efforts of the president, is expected to play a crucial role in identifying areas of inefficiency and mismanagement.
Trump has dedicated Musk to carry out a thorough audit of the Pentagon, with a focus on exposing billions of dollars in fraud and abuse. The budget of the Pentagon, which approaches $ 1 trillion annually, is an important target for cost -saving measures. In December, former President Joe Biden signed a bill that authorized $ 895 billion in defense expenditure for the fiscal year that ended on 30 September.
The role of Musk in leading the Ministry of Government has led to controversy, where critics claim that his efforts are probably illegal and run the risk of exposing classified information. Despite these worries, Trump remains dedicated to reducing the size of the American federal workforce, in which Musk assistants seek access to confidential information in computer systems at different government agencies.
National security adviser Mike Waltz has emphasized the shipbuilding processes of the Pentagon as an area of particular importance for the Ministry of Efficiency of the Government. Waltz described the current state of shipbuilding as 'an absolute mess', which suggests that important reforms are needed to improve efficiency and reduce waste.
Musk has already taken steps to close the American Bureau for International Development and fired thousands of employees. According to Trump's orders, he will soon go to the Ministry of Education to do the same.
“Then I go to the army,” said Trump.
Musk is worth billions of dollars in contracts with the federal government, according to house democrat Mark Pocan. However, Trump added that Musk does not win anything financially by working with Doge.
