Elon Musk: “Some of it is just absurd, like people getting unemployment…”

“Well, thanks to your fantastic leadership, this amazing Cabinet and the very talented Doge team, I'm excited to announce that we anticipate savings in FY26 from reduction of waste and fraud by $150 billion. And Some of it is just absurd, like people getting unemployment insurance who haven't been born yet. I mean, I think anyone can appreciate whether. I mean, come on, that's just crazy. So, you know, some of these things people ask me like, well, how are you going to find ways and Ford in the government?” (00:16–00:22)

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