President Donald Trump outlined his plans to instruct Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative to probe the Education and Defense departments for wasteful spending in his pre-Super Bowl interview Fox News .
The president told host Bret Baier that Musk has been a trustworthy ally in fulfilling his promise to identify government waste and cut down on red tape.
“He’s not gaining anything. In fact, I wonder how he can devote the time to it,” Trump said.
“I’m going to tell him very soon… to go check the Department of Education. He’s going to find the same thing. Then I’m going to go into the military. Let’s check the military. We’re going to find billions, hundreds of billions of dollars of fraud and abuse, and the people elected me on that.”
NEW: Trump visibly surprised after Fox News’ Bret Baier asks him if he trusts Elon Musk, says he is going to send Musk after the Department of Education next.
Baier: “Bottom line, you say you trust [Elon]?”
Trump: “Trust Elon? He’s not gaining anything. In fact, I wonder how he… pic.twitter.com/zZlxetgc7H
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