"If he could do it all over again, Elon Musk says he wouldn't have participated in DOGE. Speaking on "The Katie Miller Podcast," the Tesla and SpaceX CEO said the White House's Department of Government Efficiency, a new office created at the beginning of President Donald Trump's second term, was only "somewhat successful" at saving taxpayer money, and Musk believes he could have better spent his time focused on his various business ventures."
""We were a little bit successful. We were somewhat successful," Musk said. "I mean, we stopped a lot of funding that really just made no sense, that was just entirely wasteful. For example, there was probably $100, maybe $200 billion worth of zombie payments per year, which simply by enforcing that there be a payment code and an explanation for the payment, the payment would not go out.""
Elon Musk said he would not have participated in DOGE if given the chance to do it over. He described the experience as surreal and said the office achieved only limited success in cutting wasteful spending. Musk cited stopping numerous unnecessary payments and identified roughly $100–$200 billion in potential "zombie payments" that could be halted by requiring payment codes and explanations. Musk initially estimated $2 trillion in savings, later revising the figure to about $150 billion for fiscal 2026 before stepping back from the office in April. The name DOGE originated from internet suggestions.
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