At President Donald Trump’s invitation, Elon Musk defended the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on Tuesday, speaking at length from the Oval Office in response to the pushback the initiative has received.

“The people voted for major government reform and that’s what the people are going to get,” Musk said, according to The Hill. “That’s what democracy is all about.”

The tech mogul also said he wants to place “commonsense controls” on government, and argued that his ideas are not “draconian.”

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