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Elon Musk: “The government is basically unfixable. I applaud David's…”

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

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Elon Musk on DOGE, Optimus, Starlink Smartphones, Evolving with AI, Why the West is Imploding

Published | Video Starts at 02:03

Yeah, Yeah. I haven't been to D.C. since May. Okay. That was a hell of a side quest. That was a good side. Any lessons from your time in Washington D.C. The government is basically unfixable. I applaud David's noble efforts. It's good to have talented people in the administration. But at the end of the day, if you look at our national debt, which is insanely high, the interest payments exceed the Defense Department, I guess. Sorry. War Department budget, and they keep rising. So if AI and robots don't solve our national debt, we're toast. Which is a great segue. Optimus is, I think, going to be the greatest product in the history of humanity. What's the progress like? And how much of your. (02:03–02:46)

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