Tesla and SpaceX CEOs Elon Musk He concluded his time as Doge’s public face at a press conference with President Donald Trump on Monday, leaving an estimated total of $175 billion in government costs over the past few months.
According to the DOGE website, savings from government contract reductions, assets sales, identification of inappropriate payments and other cost-saving measures amount to $1,086.96 per individual taxpayer.
The cut was made across the government and was fully emphasized. Dismantling of USAID, After the end of the six-week review by Doge, 83% of the agency’s program and 5,200 contracts have been cancelled.
Trump discussed some of the other more important cuts at a press conference on Friday.
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Tesla CEOs President Donald Trump and Elon Musk at a press conference at the White House oval office in Washington on May 30, 2025. (Francis Chong/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“$20 million for Arab Sesame Street in the Middle East,” Trump said. No one could find it. $8 million to make mouse transgender. So they spent $8 million making mouse transgender. And they are better than many others. I was able to sit here all day and read things like that. ”
Some outlets, including The New York Times and BBC News Disputed Doge’s $175 billion estimate And he insisted that the true numbers were getting smaller, Musk told reporters in the Oval Office on Friday. Savings continue to increase, and we are confident that total cuts will be in the next trillions of dollars.
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Elon Musk is looking at President Donald Trump as he meets South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. (AP/Evan Vucci)
“Doge’s impact will only be stronger,” Musk said. It’s like a way of life, and it’s permeated throughout the government. And I’m sure over time we’ll see a trillion dollar savings, a trillion dollar waste, a trillion dollar reduction in fraud reductions. ”
Additionally, Musk said Doge Cuts will soon reach the $200 billion threshold for fiscal year 25-26.
From the start, Doge was hit by a tsunami of negative reports, not only angering Democrats, but also a series of lawsuits.
Doge protesters hold a sign in Parkersburg, West Virginia. (Fox News Digital)
This, coupled with the reality of most of the major end-cuts that require Congressional approval to carry out Congressional approval, has driven out the impact of doges around the edges of large programs and institutions that are likely to be sought to be eliminated entirely.
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Musk was asked Friday what his biggest “deficiency” was in Doge.
“It’s mainly a lot of effort,” Musk replied. “It’s not really just one person or council. It’s really going through millions of line items and each says it makes sense or makes no sense.”
“Obviously, when you cut costs, whether you’re receiving the money, whether they’re receiving it or not, they’re not going to complain or hear someone who confesses they received the money inappropriately, when they cut costs. They always say they received the money appropriately for reporting.
Peter Pinedo of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
