President Donald Trump revealed Friday he was so pleased with the work of the Department of Government efficiency that he was going to ask Elon Musk to investigate other agencies for waste and fraud.
‘I’ve instructed him to go check out Education, to check out the Pentagon… and sadly you’ll find some things that are pretty bad but I don’t think proportionally, you’re going to find anything like we just saw,’ Trump said during a press conference on Friday.
The Pentagon has failed seven audits in a row, as it has been unable to account for billions in public spending.
The Musk-led effort to root out government waste has stricken fear into government employees and angered Democrats for its draconian cuts to federal funding programs.
The president also backed Vice President JD Vance’s call for the government to bring back DOGE employee Marko Elez, a 25-year-old software engineer, who resigned after controversial racial posts on social media resurfaced.
‘I’m with the vice president,’ Trump said, after Vance confirmed that he had endorsed the idea.
President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba
Trump was also asked about Musk’s declaration on Friday that he loved the president ‘as much as a straight man can love another man.’
‘What does the First Lady think about that?’ asked Fox News reporter Peter Doocy.
‘Oh, I think she’ll be okay with it somehow,’ Trump replied.
