Musk Says Entitlements ‘Big One’ to Cut in Trump’s DOGE Push
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Billionaire presidential adviser Elon Musk called entitlement spending — including Social Security and Medicare — a key target for cuts, arguing the federal programs are plagued by fraud.
Musk, who is guiding President Donald Trump’s government downsizing effort, said Monday that entitlements with annual budgets of hundreds of billions of dollars were ripe for steep reductions. He made unproven claims about benefits, including that Democrats use them to “attract and retain illegal immigrants by essentially paying them to come here and then turning them into voters.” He also said there are widespread payments to dead people.