Trump Administration Highlights Federal Cuts and Fraud Uncovered by Musk’s DOGE
Elon Musk’s leadership in the Department of Government Efficiency receives praise during Cabinet meeting as protests, legal challenges, and international diplomacy continue.
- President Trump and his Cabinet held their third meeting, emphasizing aggressive cost-cutting measures and praising Elon Musk for uncovering fraud through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
- Musk revealed that DOGE staff have faced daily death threats, which follow attacks on Tesla facilities and escalating protests against the department’s reforms.
- Cabinet members detailed program cuts, including the cancellation of a $300,000 contract for educating queer and transgender farmers and a $600,000 study on transgender men’s menstrual cycles.
- Trump defended Musk’s controversial methods, calling him a patriot and stating that future workforce reductions will be at the discretion of department leaders unless insufficient cuts necessitate DOGE intervention.
- The administration continues its international diplomacy efforts, with U.S. delegations meeting Russian and Ukrainian officials to discuss a Black Sea ceasefire and critical mineral agreements with Ukraine.