Treasury and Humanitarian Assistance Departments have already entered the sights of Musk, which commands government efficiency organ
The President of the United States, Donald Trump (Republican), said on Sunday (9.FEV.2025) that he will ask Elon Musk, head of Doge (Department of Government Efficiency), which finds out if there are frauds and “Unnecessary spending” in the departments of education and defense.
“I will tell him very soon to check the Education Department. He will find the same thing. So I go to the army. Let’s check the army. Let’s find billions, hundreds of billions of dollars in fraud and abuse, and the people elected me based on it ”he said in an interview with the American TV channel.
According to Trump, Musk has been a “Reliable ally in the fulfillment of his promise [de campanha] to cut to bureaucracy “. To date, the Treasury Department and USAID (US Agency for International Aid), an agency of global humanitarian aid, have also entered the businessman’s sights to cut spending.
“People want me to find out [o desperdício de gastos]. […] And I had great help from Elon Musk, who has been fantastic. ”said Trump. According to Fox Newsthe Republican President gave details about the next steps to investigate “Unnecessary spending”.
The station released only 1 excerpt from Trump’s interview. He reported that the full will be available on Monday (10.FEV).
