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We should expect hundreds of billions of dollars in wasteful spending at the Department of Defense. It's unacceptable that a full audit won't be completed for four years. The Pentagon needs to be able to pass a budget now, and while the Marine Corps has passed a clean audit for two years, this needs to be department-wide. We need to know exactly where every dollar is going. This is basic accounting, and it's something the Defense Department has lacked. We're committed to fixing this. With America's $37 trillion debt, we must use resources wisely. We welcome partnerships, like with Doge, to streamline processes, cut waste, and ensure every dollar goes to our warfighters. The Defense Department has a huge budget, and responsible spending is crucial.

The President of the United States is in charge of the government. He appoints advisors, like Elon Musk and others at the White House, to execute his commands across federal agencies. Recently, Elon Musk claimed transparency at Doge, stating their actions are posted on X and their website. Regarding the termination and subsequent rescinding of 300 employees at the National Nuclear Security Administration, the Secretary of Energy would be responsible for those decisions. Under President Trump, the goal is accountability and transparency in federal spending. For example, where did the $22 billion that the Department of Health and Human Services provided to illegal aliens go? That's enough to provide a free house to every homeless veteran in America.

If you oppose Elon Musk and Doge's federal audit, you're involved in money laundering. We deserve to know how our tax dollars are spent. The government's wasteful spending is outrageous; they spend money on ridiculous things, like studying Thanos' snap and animal surgeries. They also wasted billions in USAID. It's time for a federal audit—a 10% audit is needed because the government is constantly interfering in our lives. Finally, someone is holding them accountable. Tomorrow's Super Bowl will feature Elon Musk's $40 million ad campaign exposing government waste. This is fantastic news!

The speaker discusses the new Department of Government Efficiency, potentially led by Elon Musk. They investigated four instances of wasteful spending that Donald Trump mentioned. $22 billion from Health and Human Services went to housing and transportation for documented migrants. $60 million went to indigenous peoples and Afro-Colombian empowerment in Central America via USAID, with unclear results. $32 million went to the Republic of Moldova for a left-wing propaganda operation, also via USAID. $42 million went to Johns Hopkins University for behavior change in Uganda, funded by USAID. Trump claimed $25 billion in waste. A Rasmussen poll shows that 59% of Americans support auditing Social Security, and 61% believe an audit would reveal widespread fraud. 55% are confident they'll receive promised Social Security benefits. 43% trust Democrats more to handle Social Security, while 44% trust Republicans. The speaker questions whether Democrats will watch spending.

The Pentagon hides billions of dollars, with no accountability or audits. We've never received a satisfactory explanation. To uncover the truth, someone will likely have to leak information online before being silenced—a scenario I've often predicted.

Elon Musk invited a group to observe his weekly Doge meeting, where they discussed efforts to combat government waste and fraud. They found instances of misuse of funds, such as the Department of Education's $4 billion COVID fund being used for parties at Caesar's Palace and stadium rentals. Requiring receipts halted these withdrawals. The Small Business Administration gave loans to dead people and even unborn children. The Inter American Foundation (IAF) spends only 58% of its funds on grantees, like alpaca farmers in Peru, with much of the money remaining in DC. Only 10-15 cents of each dollar reaches the intended recipient due to layers of stealing. The United States Institute of Peace was found to have loaded guns in its headquarters and a $130,000 contract with a former member of the Taliban for unclear services. The chief accountant deleted over a terabyte of records, later recovered. Unspent funds were swept into a private bank account. The team referred the evidence to the FBI and DOJ. A generous government resignation program was initially met with suspicion, but is now gaining acceptance. The effort to combat waste and fraud is a long-term enterprise.

This is truly an "America First" policy, fulfilling a long-standing public demand. Politicians have promised smaller, more efficient government for years, but only Donald Trump, with Elon Musk's help, is delivering on that promise with unprecedented speed. While some disruption is expected, the public desires action. Republicans will likely support this aggressive government audit, including a review of the Pentagon. The goal isn't to weaken the military, but to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse. Finding inefficiencies and redirecting funds to crucial areas will enhance national security, not compromise it. The American people want this, and it's achievable.

The speaker asked Chat GPT how much money the Pentagon had unaccounted for in its last audit. Chat GPT initially stated the Pentagon had about $220 billion in assets. The speaker thought the figure was closer to $1.5 trillion and corrected Chat GPT. Chat GPT responded that the speaker was correct and that in its most recent audit, the Pentagon could not account for $1.5 trillion in assets. The speaker then prompted Chat GPT to put $1.5 trillion into perspective. Chat GPT stated that if you spent $1 million every day since the birth of Christ, you still would not have spent $1.5 trillion, and it would take over 4,100 years to reach that amount. The speaker emphasizes that $1.5 trillion is just the amount of money that is unaccounted for.

Elon Musk's access to payment systems and Treasury is important for identifying wasteful spending. He has discovered significant issues, such as a $100 million expenditure on condoms for Hamas, among other questionable expenses. While he has strong management skills and a talented team, any actions he takes require our approval, especially where conflicts may arise. We aim to shrink government, and Musk could effectively contribute to that goal. We are committed to bringing in top talent to address these challenges, ensuring that any potential conflicts are managed appropriately.

People are not willing to study information, so they assume Trump’s executive order banning CBDCs means there’s nothing to worry about. The concern is that a “backdoor CBDC” could be implemented under a different name, such as the “genius act,” and people may not question it because it is framed as part of the U.S. leading in cryptocurrency. The biggest warning raised is DOGE. While people thought DOGE would cut costs by reducing 2,000,000,000,000 from the budget, the described goal was replacing parts of government with AI. The speaker points to the complexity of the tax code—16,000,000 words across about 75,000 pages—and asks whether AI should administer it. The concern includes Musk plugging Palantir into the IRS, making Palantir the vendor of choice for audit selections. This is described as a “Trojan horse” that consolidates power in the executive branch by reducing bureaucracies, ultimately functioning as a “Trojan horse for technocracy,” replacing bureaucracy with technocracy. The speaker says this results in a “three year acceleration.” A bill named the “Clarity Act” is presented as a major next step. The claim is that it will make everything people own “programmable,” “trackable,” and “sensible,” and that people think it is only a crypto bill when it will tokenize assets such as stocks, bonds, and a house while enabling centralized control. The speaker frames this as the most devastating spike needed for technocracy and asserts it supports the idea that people “own nothing” through digital tokenization and government tracking and control. Speaker 1 agrees that if tokenization is run by a centralized authority, centralized control over assets results, ending the premise of self-custody. They say centralized control would enable audits, automatic withdrawals from bank accounts for fines, and direct seizure of funds based on notices to banks. Speaker 1 cites a case where tens of thousands of dollars were taken from a woman’s bank account by the state of Oregon’s tax authorities even though she had never lived or worked in Oregon, arguing that such a system could scale with AI “with hallucinations and everything else on top.” In response, Speaker 0 says the solution is exiting the system quickly and that most people think of only one type of crypto. They compare this to AI: open-source AI versus “Open AI” or big tech AI as part of a control system. They state there is an inflection point and that voting will not fix Washington, emphasizing instead reallocating attention, energy, and money to exit. They also claim the Trump family and administration members like Howard Ludnick personally profit from these developments, describing it as a “creature from Epstein’s Island” scenario and saying it is happening openly.

Twitter, at least, was breaking even and passing audits. The federal government, however, is losing trillions annually and failing its audits. Senator Collins mentioned giving the Navy billions for submarines, only to find out the money disappeared without any new submarines. This level of waste is enabled because they're accustomed to operating this way without accountability. As Milton Friedman said, money is most poorly spent when you're spending someone else's money on people you don't know, which perfectly describes the federal government's situation.

Democrats are upset with President Trump and Elon Musk for reviewing government spending, which Trump promised during his campaign. Musk, appointed by Trump, is auditing expenditures, revealing wasteful spending by agencies like USAID. He discovered taxpayer money going to foreign aid in countries like Afghanistan, Yemen, and Syria, as well as funding for projects like electric vehicles in Vietnam and LGBTQ initiatives in various nations. Critics focus on the process rather than the findings, ignoring the waste of taxpayer dollars. The national debt has skyrocketed to $36 trillion, largely due to excessive spending under recent administrations. Musk's audit aims to identify and eliminate waste, and he should be commended for his efforts to save taxpayer money.

Elon Musk and Vivek are set to lead the Department of Government Efficiency, tackling wasteful spending. They highlight absurd expenditures, such as studies on selfies and drugged quail, while noting that $500 billion is lost to fraud annually. Many federal employees remain unproductive, working from home despite the end of COVID. The current government has seen a massive increase in spending, with a budget of $7 trillion. There's skepticism about whether Musk and Vivek can effectively manage government inefficiencies, but their business backgrounds may help cut costs. The discussion emphasizes the need for accountability and efficiency in government spending, with hopes that AI could assist in identifying waste.

The Pentagon hides billions of dollars, with no accountability or audits. We need transparency. The only way to uncover the truth might be if someone leaks information online before mysteriously dying.

Donald Trump suggested Elon Musk audit the federal government. One speaker believes AI can democratize government and increase transparency, but could also enslave citizens to the government and intelligence agencies. They feel Musk understands this best and could deploy AI effectively. The Pentagon has failed every audit for the last 20 years and lost $4.3 trillion in the last audit, mostly due to being unable to locate purchased equipment. AI could fix these problems by tracking stockpiles and warehouses to eliminate government waste.

I've issued a deadline for agencies to submit waste reduction plans. Failure to comply will result in tech support intervention, which is essentially what my team is doing – fixing outdated government computer systems. We aim to find a trillion dollars in savings to prevent national bankruptcy. Every agency will have a "mini Elon Musk" to justify spending. We're freezing government credit cards for 30 days and doing a pulse check via email to see if employees are real and responsive, we suspect some are dead or even fictional. Some people are upset with our aid to Ukraine which has been spent on things like fashion shows, wine, and cheese puffs. Providing money to LGBTQ individuals in Serbia is also coming under fire. Some are questioning the loyalty of Elon Musk because of this. The Biden years proved we don't even need an active president, because institutions are running everything behind the scenes.

I'd love to have Elon Musk come to the Briefing Room, especially after his informative visit to the Oval Office yesterday. We've been incredibly transparent about Doge's work. They're actively tweeting updates and posting contract receipts on their website, showcasing how they're making our government more efficient. Before Doge, these issues were handled by unknown bureaucrats. Now, Elon Musk, is under scrutiny for bringing these issues to light, providing needed transparency. We're happy to provide the receipts, like these DEI contracts totaling millions, including one for climate change in Sri Lanka. These are the kinds of wasteful expenditures Doge is uncovering daily. Many Americans weren't even aware of things like the federal employee retirement system being processed in a mine in Pennsylvania until Elon Musk spoke up. This is fraudulent, wasteful, and an abuse of taxpayer dollars.

I welcome Elon Musk to the briefing room, as he provided great insights in the Oval Office yesterday, speaking in layman's terms. There is no lack of transparency with Doge. Trump and Musk are transparent about Doge's work, with an active X account and website posting contract receipts and stopped payments. Before Musk, an unnamed bureaucrat handled government efficiency. Musk, now highly scrutinized, provides great access. We're happy to provide receipts and are not hiding anything. Here are screenshots of contracts Doge found, like a $36,000 DEI contract for US citizenship and immigration services, a $3,400,000 DEI contract, and $57,000 for climate change in Sri Lanka. Doge identifies these line items daily. We're transparent about Doge's work, including tweets about the Federal Employee Retirement System in Pennsylvania. We provide daily transparency and accessibility.

The speaker asserts there is waste in government spending, which was the idea behind "doge." Elon Musk did not find $2 trillion, but he only worked on it for 130 days. The idea that there must be a perpetual audit of government is now embedded in everyone's head, regardless of political affiliation. The brand for this idea is "Doge."

Donald Trump has involved Elon Musk in an initiative to eliminate wasteful spending within government agencies like USAID. There is resistance within these agencies to outside influence, reflecting a belief that they operate independently of elected officials. USAID's projects often serve dual purposes, advancing U.S. foreign policy while presenting a humanitarian facade. Historical scandals, including the CIA's misuse of public health initiatives for intelligence, raise concerns about USAID's operations. The potential for classified information at USAID to jeopardize national security is alarming, especially given its ties to the CIA. If foreign nations discover the extent of USAID's actions, it could damage U.S. diplomatic relations and trust, pushing countries toward adversaries like Russia and China, ultimately harming U.S. economic interests and global standing.

I'm Elon Musk. There have been many ideas discussed, but some are too extreme. The fraud found in USAID is shocking, with over a hundred million spent on questionable groups. It's concerning how much money is being kicked back to those in government. The train project between Los Angeles and San Francisco is poorly managed, with massive budget overruns. It would have been cheaper to provide limousine services for all passengers. Now, the project is not even reaching the main cities but instead stops far away. We're launching an investigation into this because the scale of mismanagement is unprecedented. This is the worst cost overrun in U.S. history, and it was unnecessary. There are better alternatives like flying or driving. We need to scrutinize this further.

At Elon Musk's suggestion, who has given his complete and total endorsement, a government efficiency commission will be created. The commission will conduct a complete financial and performance audit of the entire federal government and make recommendations for drastic reforms. Elon Musk has agreed to be on the task force.

Twitter, at least, was breaking even and passing audits. The federal government, however, loses $2 trillion a year and fails its audits. For example, Senator Collins mentioned giving the Navy $12 billion for submarines, but they got no extra submarines, and the Navy couldn't account for the money. It's like, only the federal government could get away with this level of waste because they've been doing it for so long and have become accustomed to it. As Milton Friedman said, money is most poorly spent when you're spending someone else's money on people you don't know, which is exactly what the federal government does.

President Trump promised to review federal spending, and that's what Musk is doing. Some Democratic colleagues are upset about this review, but it's necessary. For four years, the focus has been on who should pay more taxes, while Republicans are asking where the money went. Examples of questionable spending include $520 million for ESG investments in Africa and $45 million for DEI scholarships in Burma. Democrats are not defending this spending but are instead focused on process and authority. Musk has the president's backing to examine these expenditures. It would be beneficial to compile this spending into a booklet and publicly address each item, challenging Democrats to defend it, which they likely cannot do.

I know people who worked in the Reagan administration. When they asked the bureaucracy questions, they were often blocked and deterred because they weren't technical. Elon Musk's team bypassed this by directly accessing the tech systems. No president has ever done this. They found crazy things like payments to people with duplicate or no social security numbers, totaling up to a hundred billion dollars. Payments were also going to organizations like Internews Network, which promotes a left-leaning point of view, and to protesters worldwide. My team is being transparent about it. We went to the data, we found it. We've only been at this for twenty days, so give us a chance. We're already releasing a lot of information. People are trying to slow us down, but the biggest question is whether we can stop their grift.