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rt.com 6 Nov, 2024 13:22
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Musk outlines plans for Trump government​

The tech mogul told Tucker Carlson that he will slash the number of federal agencies if he becomes part of the new administration
Musk outlines plans for Trump government

FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk. © Chesnot / Getty Images
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said he will seek to improve government efficiency by reducing the number of federal agencies if he is given a role in Donald Trump’s administration.

Musk, a staunch Trump supporter, made the remarks during an appearance on Tucker Carlson’s online show broadcast from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate on Tuesday, the day of the election.

Despite initially proclaiming political neutrality, Musk officially endorsed Trump after the first assassination attempt in July and has since become a major supporter of the former president. Trump promised the Tesla CEO that he would establish a special “government efficiency” commission, dubbed the DOGE, to be headed by the billionaire if he wins the election.

Speaking with Carlson, the tech billionaire said that he would like to help Trump create a more efficient government.

“I’d be happy to help improve government efficiency,” Musk said. “We’ve got a gigantic government bureaucracy, we’ve got overregulation, we’ve got agencies that have overlapping responsibilities… this translates into real costs to people, they’re hidden costs but they are very substantial.”

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Musk has invested millions of dollars in supporting Trump. According to media reports, he donated at least $118 million to the Republican’s political action committee, a group that focused on voter outreach.

Speaking at a Trump rally last month, Musk pledged to help the Republican slash US annual budget spending by “at least $2 trillion” as part of a review of federal agencies that he would carry out if Trump returns to the White House.

“Your tax money is being wasted and the Department of Government Efficiency is going to fix that,” Musk stated.

The tech billionaire has repeatedly sounded the alarm over the US debt, warning just last week that the country is spiraling toward bankruptcy and will quickly go bust if Washington doesn’t curb its spending.
 
rt.com 8 Nov, 2024 22:03
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Musk makes Ukraine conflict prediction​

The tech tycoon was reportedly on a phone call between Vladimir Zelensky and Donald Trump
Musk makes Ukraine conflict prediction

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Elon Musk has suggested that the Russia-Ukraine conflict will be over soon and that the clock is ticking for those who sought to profit from it.

The owner of X was a major ally of US President-elect Donald Trump during his campaign. On Friday, he reportedly took part in a phone call between Trump and Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky, according to several US outlets.

“The senseless killing will end soon. Time is up for the warmonger profiteers,” Musk posted on X later in the day. He did not confirm or deny the reporting about his role on the call.

His post was in reply to a claim by prolific X commentator Mario Nawfal, about “Trump’s plan for Ukraine.”

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According to Nawfal, Trump “reportedly plans an 800-mile demilitarized zone between Russia and Ukraine, with British and European troops patrolling the area. Under the proposal, Russia would retain its territorial gains, and Ukraine would agree not to join NATO for 20 years.” He cited Newsweek as the source.

Newsweek, however, merely repeated anonymous speculation reported earlier this week in the Wall Street Journal – the same newspaper that had accused Musk of “secret communications” with the Kremlin, which both he and Russia denied as fake news.

The Journal said that one of the many ideas being proposed within Trump’s transition team involved Kiev promising not to join NATO for 20 years in exchange for the US continuing to “pump Ukraine full of weapons.”

Under that supposed plan, the front line would be frozen in place and both sides would agree to an 800-mile (1,290km) demilitarized zone. A peacekeeping force would be deployed to this DMZ, but would not involve either Americans or UN blue helmets, according to “three people close to the president-elect.”

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“We can do training and other support but the barrel of the gun is going to be European,” a member of Trump’s team reportedly told the WSJ. “We are not sending American men and women to uphold peace in Ukraine. And we are not paying for it. Get the Poles, Germans, British and French to do it.”

Parts of the rumored proposal sound vaguely similar to what Trump’s running mate, Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, suggested during a podcast in mid-September.

However, the Journal quoted a former National Security Council aide from Trump’s first term as saying that anyone claiming to have a “more detailed window into his plans on Ukraine simply doesn’t know what he or she is talking about.”
 

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