{"id":2416867,"date":"2025-03-27T21:55:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T01:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/five-takeaways-from-musks-sweeping-interview-with-doge-team-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-27T21:56:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T01:56:07","slug":"five-takeaways-from-musks-sweeping-interview-with-doge-team-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/five-takeaways-from-musks-sweeping-interview-with-doge-team-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Five takeaways from Musk&#8217;s sweeping interview with DOGE team &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffive-takeaways-from-musks-sweeping-interview-with-doge-team-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2416867&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent interview with Fox News, elon Musk, along with other leaders from the DOGE program, discussed various topics, including Musk&#8217;s criticism of Senator Mark Kelly, the future of the DOGE initiative, and his enterprising goal to cut $1 trillion from the federal budget by the end of his 130 days as a special government employee. Musk expressed confidence that important progress would be made towards this goal, possibly without reducing vital services like Social Security. He emphasized that while DOGE has faced criticism, attackers often fail to specify their objections.Musk also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wyoming-secretary-of-state-warns-election-officials-to-repel-dems-blatantly-partisan-dark-money-election-scheme\/\" title=\"Wyoming Secretary of State cautions against Dems&#039; biased dark money election plan.\">highlighted ongoing efforts<\/a> to digitize outdated government systems, like the retirement records housed in a Pennsylvania mine, in order to streamline operations. The interview showcased Musk&#8217;s vision for a more efficient government and his controversial remarks about political figures, underscoring his commitment to advancing his agenda despite pushback.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Five takeaways from Musk&rsquo;s sweeping interview with DOGE leaders<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2076692\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3315975\/doge-doing-across-federal-government\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a> head <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a> sat alongside other leaders from his team in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-a-fan-trump-blasts-meghan-markle-for-royal-family-racism-claims-mocks-her-rumored-presidential-run\/\" title=\"\u2018Not A Fan\u2019: Trump Blasts Meghan Markle For Royal Family Racism Claims, Mocks Her Rumored Presidential Run\">wide-ranging interview<\/a> with Fox News on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Musk dished on his criticism of Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), attacks on DOGE, and his deadline for a total of $1 trillion in cuts, among other topics.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3361962\/trump-signs-make-our-nations-capital-safe-executive-order\/\">Trump signs &#8216;Make Our Nation&rsquo;s Capital Safe&#8217; executive order<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3360833\/trump-podcast-presidency-invites-hosts-white-house\/\">Trump furthers podcast presidency by inviting hosts to the White House<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3360885\/signal-scandal-trump-loyalty-goes-both-ways-waltz-hegseth\/\">Signal scandal shows that, in Trump 2.0, &#8216;loyalty goes both ways&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Here&rsquo;s some of the most vital information from the nearly hourlong interview.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wider DOGE team gets chance on camera<\/h2>\n<p>Seven other DOGE leaders, including the Treasury Department&rsquo;s Tom Krause and Office of Personnel Management leader Anthony Armstrong, sat alongside Musk in the interview.<\/p>\n<p>DOGE Administrator Amy Gleason was not present for the sit-down, though Steve Davis, who has been named Musk&rsquo;s &ldquo;top lieutenant,&rdquo; was and said he is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the department. Davis worked for Musk at X, SpaceX, and the Boring Company.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BretBaier\">@BretBaier<\/a> group interview was hugely important for them,&rdquo; the <em>Washington Examiner&rsquo;s<\/em> Byron York said in <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ByronYork\/status\/1905400432844775554\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">a post on X<\/a>. &ldquo;Seeing Musk with his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">top aides brought home<\/a> the point that these are serious people doing serious work. When the whole thing is posted, watch it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Others included Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia, who is working on a digital retirement project for the department, DOGE engineer Aram Moghaddassi, Health and Human Services DOGE leader Brad Smith, and Interior Department DOGE leader Tyler Hassen.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Musk&rsquo;s 130-day objective<\/h2>\n<p>Musk said that he believes most of DOGE&rsquo;s work will be done by the time he reaches the end of his 130-day window as a &ldquo;special government employee.&rdquo; Such an employee can only work 130 days out of a 365-day period.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think we will have accomplished most of the work required to reduce the deficit by $1 trillion within that time frame,&rdquo; he said. That time frame lines up with a late May finish for Musk and DOGE.<\/p>\n<p>He believes they can move even faster. &ldquo;What seems like incredibly fast action by government standards is &mdash; it&rsquo;s slower than I&rsquo;d like, to be totally frank,&rdquo; Musk said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ELON: &#8220;Well, this is a revolution. And I think it might be the biggest revolution in government since the original Revolution. But, at the end of the day, America is going to be in much better shape; America will be solvent.&#8221; &#127482;&#127480; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9r0AscY1S1\">pic.twitter.com\/9r0AscY1S1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1905423921555349589?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Tesla CEO believes the $1 trillion goal in cuts can be achieved without slashing vital services such as Social Security. &ldquo;This is a revolution, and I think it might be the biggest revolution in government since the original revolution,&rdquo; he said. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;America will be solvent,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;The critical programs that people depend upon will work, and it&rsquo;s going to be a fantastic&nbsp;future. And are we going to get a lot of complaints along the way? Absolutely.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DOGE skeptics &lsquo;never attack any specifics&rsquo;<\/h2>\n<p>While DOGE has received an immense amount of criticism for its role in the federal government, Musk believes its critics often don&rsquo;t point to specific faults.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When they attack DOGE, they never attack any of the specifics,&rdquo; Musk said. &ldquo;They&rsquo;ll say something we&rsquo;re doing is somehow unconstitutional or illegal or whatever. We are like, &lsquo;Well, which lane line of the cost savings do you disagree with?&rsquo; And they can&rsquo;t point to any. And we list them all on <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BYULghZcLj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/doge.gov<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>One of the largest controversies concerning DOGE was the closure of the U.S. Agency for International Development, which many viewed as a foreign policy blunder. A judge recently ruled that DOGE likely violated the Constitution by firing many of USAID&rsquo;s employees.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DOGE working to upgrade systems like old Pennsylvania mine<\/h2>\n<p>Gebbia said Musk told him about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3317533\/musk-details-sluggish-federal-retirement-process-old-pennsylvania-mine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pennsylvania limestone mine<\/a> that houses the retirement records of all government employees and implored him to help them fix the system. The Airbnb co-founder is now working to digitize the retirement system.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/columnists\/3318785\/complicated-story-iron-mountain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">THE COMPLICATED STORY OF IRON MOUNTAIN<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Musk hopes that a digitized retirement system will speed up the retirement process, which currently takes months. Such a speedup could hasten his clean-out of federal government employees who are deemed no longer essential.<\/p>\n<p>Gebbia said the process will be overhauled &ldquo;within the next couple of months.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Musk defends calling Kelly a traitor<\/h2>\n<p>Musk called Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), a former astronaut and Navy veteran, a &ldquo;traitor&rdquo; after Kelly visited Ukraine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3342878\/elon-musk-mark-kelly-traitor-ukraine-visit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">earlier this month<\/a> to push for new weapons support.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3315975\/doge-doing-across-federal-government\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>TRACKING WHAT DOGE IS DOING ACROSS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He explained the comment on Thursday. &ldquo;Well, I think somebody should care about the interests of the United States above the interests of another country, and if they don&rsquo;t, they&rsquo;re a traitor,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>When pressed about Kelly&rsquo;s military background and service as a senator as evidence he isn&rsquo;t a traitor, Musk stumbled. &ldquo;That doesn&rsquo;t mean, uh, it&rsquo;s OK for him to put the interests of another country above America.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2076692\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2076692\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five key points from Musk&#8217;s interview with DOGE leaders<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2416868,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Elon-Musk.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[23466,6234,4250,10191,32076],"class_list":["post-2416867","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-doge","tag-interview","tag-musk","tag-takeaways","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Elon-Musk.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2416867","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2416867"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2416867\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2416871,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2416867\/revisions\/2416871"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2416868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2416867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2416867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2416867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}