Elon Musk Says Doge Saving $2 Trillion In Budget Cuts Is A 'best-case Outcome'

Elon MuskANGELA WEISS / AFP via Getty ImagesSaving $2 trillion would be a "best-case outcome" for DOGE, Elon Musk said on Wednesday.Musk said DOGE has a "good shot" at saving $1 trillion, and that would still be an "epic outcome."The Tesla chief previously said in October that his commission would save "at least" $2 trillion.Elon Musk said in October that the Department of Government Efficiency — a commission in the Trump administration he's been tapped to co-run — would save the government $2 trillion.But the Tesla chief had a more conservative assessment of that figure on Wednesday during a broadcast on X, where he told political strategist Mark Penn that $2 trillion is a "best-case outcome.""I think we'll try for $2 trillion.

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