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.

  • Flying Squid
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    1623 hours ago

    He’s been known to, shall we say, “macrodose” ketamine at parties.

    • @LittleBorat3
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      23 hours ago

      I have macro dosed ketamine and I know that there are no 2 trillion to cut in the government of the US.

      • Flying Squid
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        1223 hours ago

        Yes, but how often have you done it and were you stupid to begin with?

      • @[email protected]
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        821 hours ago

        Yeah a lot of people who know nothing about ketamine love to blame it for Musk’s idiocy.

        Dude is just a moron no matter what drugs he takes.