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Trump and Musk defend cutting federal programs under new DOGE initiative
euronews (in English)
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12/02/2025
Musk claimed that the two spoke daily and had frequent conversations about where the South African-born billionaire should concentrate his efforts within the government.
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U.S. President Donald Trump and ally Elon Musk have defended the slashing of federal
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government programs and employees under Musk's DOJ program.
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In a rare question-and-answer session between Musk and reporters on Tuesday, Elon Musk insisted
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he was not orchestrating a hostile takeover of government.
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Transparency is what builds trust, not simply somebody asserting trust, not somebody saying
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they're trustworthy, but transparency, so you can see everything that's going on.
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And you can see, am I doing something that benefits one of my companies or not?
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It's totally obvious.
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And if we thought that, we would not let him do that segment or look in that area.
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If we thought there was a lack of transparency or a conflict of interest, and we watch that
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also.
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He's a big businessman.
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He's a successful guy.
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That's why we want him doing this.
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We don't want an unsuccessful guy doing this.
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Trump and Musk are pushing federal workers to resign in return for financial incentives,
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although their plan is currently on hold while a judge reviews its legality.
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