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Elon Musk: “I'm like, a proponent of smaller government, not bigger…”

Featuring: Elon Musk, Senior Advisor to the President, Head of Department of Government Efficiency | National

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Elon Musk Discusses SpaceX, Tesla, and Government Efficiency Amid Political Controversies

Published | Video Starts at 01:54

Yeah, I mean, I guess part of it is, like, depends on where you're coming from. So, you know, I'm like, a proponent of smaller government, not bigger government. So now if somebody's a proponent of more government programs and bigger government and they see, hey, Doja's cutting all these government programs, then they'll be fundamentally opposed to that because they just think the government should do more things. (01:54–01:58)

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Asserts his support for smaller government.

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