President Trump’s statement on Friday that he has directed Elon Musk to change the Pentagon to change his budget’s change.
At a White House news conference, Mr Trump said Mr Musk would also be examining the education department. This is another corner of the government, from the Treasury Department to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which is now under the guidance of Mr Musk under the examination of the band of Young and inexperienced workers.
According to a New York Times statement, in the first three weeks of the new administration, Mr Musk’s cost -cutting team has accelerated itself in at least 17 federal agencies.
Both the billionaire and Mr. Trump have defended the actions of their young assistants, even as some of them have been examined by their past measures.
Marco Els, a 25 -year -old former employee of a Musk, resigned on Thursday after the Wall Street Journal. Revealed that he has made racist posts on X. On Friday, Mr Musk demanded the dismissal of the journalist’s reporter and said he was restoring Mr Elise, the move that both the president and the vice president said they had been supported.
Vice President JD Venus posted on X, “We should not reward journalists who try to destroy people.”
The company said, “Another young assistant, Edward Korstine, was fired from an internship at the Path Network, a data security company based in Arizona, after which the company said,” Internal investigation into the company’s information expulsion ” A statement on Friday. Reported Its firing
Mr Musk’s team suffered a minimum temporary setback on Friday when a federal judge tried to leave most staff for international development for the US agency on administrative departure and order his abroad workers.
Neither Mr Trump nor Mr Musk have been stopped, though none of the initial legal barriers placed by the courts. Both intend to clean up personnel and perform a budget cut program, which they claim they can save billions of dollars.
Asked at the news conference, whether there is anything in the federal government that Mr Musk has been asked not to contact his efforts to pay, Mr Trump replied: “Well, we have it. Don’t talk much. ” He added: “I think you might say something high intelligence or something else. And if I have to do it, I will do it myself.
According to the person familiar with the matter, members of the so -called department of government performance visited the consumer’s financial protection bureau on Friday. At least two members of Mr Musk’s team – Nichol Rajpal and Gwen Kaligar – are now listed in the agency’s employee directory, the man said on condition of anonymity in the absence of permission to speak publicly.
Sending Mr Musk to the Pentagon, the only biggest discretionary budget department creates a clear dispute of interest: the Department of Defense has billions of dollars with Mr Musk with Space X and other companies.
The Department of Defense relies on Mr Musk to take most of its satellites into orbit and work closely with several other measures with its companies. His companies promised 3 billion in nearly 100 different contracts with 17 federal agencies last year.
Mr Trump had earlier said that he would keep in mind the conflicts of interest by Mr Musk’s extensive businesses. Mr Trump said this week, “If there is a dispute, then we will not allow him to come closer.” But on Friday, he did not worry about it.
Mr Trump said during a news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shigro, Mr. Trump said, “I have instructed him to check education, check the Pentagon, which is the army.”
Secretary Defense Pete Higesha responded to the announcement made on social media on Friday night, saying he was looking forward to working with Mr Musk. He wrote, “The fat (headquarters) needs to be cut and the muscle (fighters) need to grow.”
During a news conference early Friday, Mr Trump praised Mr Musk’s operation and said that the office has so far identified massive waste and fraud. He pointed to a large number of employees who were “dismissed” in the US Agency for International Development.
Mr Trump said he did not expect this scale to be cleared in the Department of Defense, “but you will find some things that are very bad.” And he indicated that he would not try to control Mr. Musk’s operation. Mr Trump that Mr Musk will be going through “everything about everything”.
He defended Mr Musk’s team’s actions.
The President said, “I am very proud of this job that this group of youths, usually young, but very smart people, are doing.” “They are doing this on my insistence. It will not be easier to do so, but to find corruption, we have to separate some of them.
When asked about the cover of a new time magazine, showing Mr Musk behind the resolute desk at the Oval Office, Mr Trump made fun of the magazine but defended Mr Musk.
Mr Trump said, “Elon is doing a great job.” He wants to be able to do this for a long time. “
Nicolas NiamasFor, for, for,. Kate CornerFor, for, for,. Ryan Mc And Theodore Shelifer Reporting was contributed.
