Amid a firestorm over Elon Musk’s DOGE taking it to USAID, President Donald Trump noted Musk is assigned to cutting waste, fraud, and abuse in government and nothing more.
Trump’s comments came during wide-ranging remarks at the signing of an executive order creating a sovereign wealth fund.
Trump’s remarks also came after a White House official said Musk is authorized under Trump as a “special government employee,” solidifying his role in the administration but sidestepping some disclosure rules typical of federal workers.
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