Elon Musk’s speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday was praised by those who were satisfied with the cuts made by the Department of Doge.
“I’m not interested in becoming politics. It’s like there’s no choice at some point,” Musk said at the event in Maryland. “The actions we take will save health insurance, save health insurance, save,” he said. Social security reasons.”
“That’s why I do that,” he added. “Because I’m here looking at the big picture, like, man, it’s out of control.”
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Elon Musk listens to President Donald Trump speak to reporters at the Oval Office in Washington on Tuesday, February 11, 2025. (Photo/Alex Brandon) (AP)
He continued: “A country is no different from a person.”[A] A country goes beyond a country, a country goes bankrupt in the same way as someone who overspends usually goes bankrupt. Therefore, solving these problems is not optional and is essential. ”
New York real estate agent Matthew Kochman said Doge cuts “may save the country from a financial collapse.”
“I think this is common sense,” Kochman said of Musk’s comment.
When asked about the proposal to use 20% of the total cuts to conduct stimulus checks by U.S. taxpayers, some questions about whether funds should help repay more than $36 trillion in Treasury bonds.
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Angie Carrai of Vienna, Virginia, said: “I’m not sure I agree to the remittance. I’m just assuming that the money will pay off the debt because it’s an existential threat. Taking advantage of the taxes that many people have wasted on “absurd” plans Feel.
But Kochman said he thinks taxpayers should get some money back, but thinks it should help pay off debts as well.
Speaker Mike Johnson It also raised concerns about Musk and Trump’s pitching, saying the United States needs to “repay credit cards” and was cut by $2 trillion in objective payments through the Governor.
Pat Dennis, president of Left-wing American Bridge 21st Century Opposition Research, told Fox News Digital after watching Musk’s comments that he was concerned about cuts Plans to benefit Americans.
“He’s talking about plans to cut daily Americans, such as Medicaid,” Dennis said. “This means a large proportion of these programs can be cut unilaterally because they are not real.”
On Friday, February 14, demonstrators gathered to support federal workers outside the Department of Health and Human Services. （AP/Mark Schiefelbein）
“People rely on these, voters rely on these, families rely on these, people from Republicans rely on these,” he added.
Governor makes headlines In recent weeks, the aim is to spend through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and through grants through various cabinet agencies.
Peter Pinedo and Liz Elkind of Fox News contributed to the report.
