He previously appeared Thursday on the program with seven DOGE members, Steve Davis, Joe Gebbia, Aram Moghaddassi, Brad Smith, Anthony Armstrong, Tom Krause and Tyler Hassen. The group offered a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the department’s work from the Internal Revenue Source to the Interior Department to Social Security.
As of March 28, DOGE claims on its site it has saved Americans $130 billion, or $807.45 per taxpayer.
President Donald Trump tasked the organization with optimizing the federal government, streamlining operations and slashing spending and gave the agency 18 months to do it.
The department has canceled numerous diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives at federal agencies, consulting contracts, leases for underused federal buildings and duplicate agencies and programs.
During part two of his interview on “Special Report,” Musk was pressed about growing protests and scrutiny from critics over his fraud-exposing work.
“Everything I do is under extreme scrutiny. So there’s not an action I can take that doesn’t get scrutiny six ways to Sunday. Every action that the DOGE team does is public… It’s the most amount of transparency there’s been about any government thing ever,” he said, noting his companies are “suffering” due to his role in the Trump administration.
Musk and DOGE have been a lightning rod for criticism due to the department’s commitment to slashing waste, fraud and abuse in the federal government. Critics contend the organization has too much access to federal systems and should not be permitted to cancel federal contracts or make cuts to various agencies.
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