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President Donald Trump isn't even halfway through his first 100 days, but we're already looking at a very different United States of America. Alongside tariffs levied against the likes of the European Union and China, he's renamed the Gulf of Mexico, appointed Elon Musk as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, and even suggested Canada become the 51st state.
It's been a wild ride, and firmly by his side on this roller coaster of changes has been Mr. Musk. More than being the head of the DOGE, the self-confessed 'First Buddy' has vowed to cut $2 trillion from government spending.
Although Musk originally admitted he didn't think it could be done, that hasn't stopped him from trying. Whole departments have been shut down, over 75,000 federal employees have apparently taken the 'deferred resignation' offer, and 21 within his own United States DOGE Service stepped down in a single day.
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The cuts won't end here, with Musk's now-infamous "What did you do last week?" email demanding that government workers justify their jobs. For all of those praising Musk as the fat-trimming hero America needs right now, it seems there are just as many against him. Texas representative Jasmine Crockett has given a two-word response, Senator Tina Smith referred to him as a d*ck, and someone played a NSFW AI video of Musk and Trump in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
During the first cabinet meeting of his second term, President Trump awkwardly came to Musk's defense and asked the entire room if they thought the tech mogul was doing a good job.
One journalist addressed Trump's Truth Social claims that everyone in the cabinet is happy with Musk and took the question to the entire room.
As Musk went to interject, the POTUS chimed in saying: "Elon, let the cabinet speak, just for a second."
He then directly said: "Is anyone unhappy with Elon? If you are, we'll throw them out of here."
A journalist asks if anyone at the cabinet meeting is unhappy with Elon.
— Art Candee 🍿🥤 (@ArtCandee) February 26, 2025
Donald Trump's response?
"If you are, we'll throw them out of here."
Something a dictator would say. pic.twitter.com/0Kdx0dQnDZ
There were some awkward chuckles and uncomfortable faces followed by a round of applause. Trump then added: "[They] have a lot of respect for Elon and that's he's doing this.
"Some disagree a little bit, but I will tell you, for the most part, I think everyone’s not only happy, they’re thrilled."
Looking at the bigger picture, the President said he wants to balance the US budget "maybe by next year or the year after." The last time the country had a budget surplus was in 2001.
Although Musk didn't get a seat at the table, he was equally full of praise as he stood to the side wearing a t-shirt that read 'Tech Support': "President Trump has put together the best Cabinet ever. Literally, I don't think that such a talented team has ever been assembled."
Hyping his own work and delivering a warning to the US people, Musk concluded: "I'm taking a lot of flak, and getting a lot of death threats, by the way.
"If we don't do this, America will go bankrupt. That's why it has to be done."
