Elon Musk grabbed center stage at the first Cabinet meeting of President Donald Trump’s second term — despite not heading an actual Cabinet department — saying “America will go bankrupt” without his budget-slashing efforts.
Wearing a black MAGA cap and “Tech Support” T-shirt, the billionaire first buddy told the president and assembled agency leaders that he would continue implementing deep cuts across the federal government.
“We cannot sustain as a country $2 trillion deficits,” Musk said. “If this continues, the country will become de facto bankrupt. It’s not an optional thing. It’s essential.”
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