In an interview broadcast on his social media platform X, Elon Musk said the $2 trillion figure originally stated as the savings goal for the Department of Government Efficiency was a “best-case

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In a Wednesday interview on X, Elon Musk said cuts of $2 trillion to the federal budget might not be possible and was a "best-case outcome."

Elon Musk has acknowledged his goal of slashing federal spending would be tricky – now eyeing $1 trillion in cuts, half his original goal.