Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleElon Musk stated he "got carried away" and "a little too involved in politics" while serving as the unelected director of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) inside Donald Trump’s administration, he told The Economist.Musk defended DOGE's actions, which included mass firings of federal employees and significant cuts to federal spending, notably dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). He dismissed public health research linking USAID cuts to potentially hundreds of thousands of deaths, asserting that "zero" people died as a result of DOGE's cost-cutting measures. Musk labeled USAID a "political organization" and "the biggest funder of regime change," rejecting claims of its life-saving impact as "nonsense." DOGE's 18-month operation led to over 272,000 federal employee departures and cuts to various grants, ultimately shutting down amid lawsuits alleging politically motivated and unconstitutional abuse. In fullElon Musk says he ‘got carried away’ with DOGE and Trump after gutting the governmentMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Musk admits he got ‘too involved in politics’ in Trump administration
Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleElon Musk stated he "got carried away" and "a little too involved in politics" while serving as the unelected director of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) inside Donald Trump’s administration, he told The Economist.Musk defended DOGE's actions, which included mass firings of federal employees and significant cuts to federal spending, notably dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). He dismissed public health research linking USAID cuts to potentially hundreds of thousands of deaths, asserting that "zero" people died as a result of DOGE's cost-cutting measures. Musk labeled USAID a "political organization" and "the biggest funder of regime change," rejecting claims of its life-saving impact as "nonsense." DOGE's 18-month operation led to over 272,000 federal employee departures and cuts to various grants, ultimately shutting down amid lawsuits alleging politically motivated and unconstitutional abuse. In fullElon Musk says he ‘got carried away’ with DOGE and Trump after gutting the governmentMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
