Elon Musk: “The ability of Doge to operate is a function of whether the…”

“Have we not made good progress given the amount of time? That's exactly what I'm asking. So is it still your aim to go from 170 billion to 2 trillion? The. The ability of Doge to operate is a function of whether the government, and this includes the Congress, is willing to take our advice. We are not the dictators of the government. We are the advisors. And so we can. We can advise. And the progress we've made thus far, I think is incredible.” (27:26–27:37)

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