Musk Defends DOGE, Hammers USAID, Social Security in Rogan Podcast

Elon Musk on Friday defended the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) cuts during a 3-hour interview with podcaster Joe Rogan, calling the agency a “threat to the bureaucracy.”

“The reality is that our elected officials have very, very little power relative to the bureaucracy until DOGE,” Musk said. “So, DOGE is a threat to the bureaucracy. It’s the first threat to the bureaucracy, and normally, the bureaucracy eats revolutions for breakfast.”

“Many things that DOGE is fixing were identified by Government Accountability Office many years ago,” Musk added.  

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