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Elon Musk: “What are the two ingredients that are really necessary in…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 17:33

Unbelievable. So it's a racket. Can I ask a question, if I may? Sort of just going for the President's comments at a high level. What are the two ingredients that are really necessary in order to cut the budget deficit in half from 2 trillion to 1 trillion? And it's really two things, competence and caring. And if you add competence and caring, you'll cut the budget deficit in half. And I fully expect to be scrutinized and get a daily proctology exam. (17:33–17:46)

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Asserts that competence and caring are necessary to halve the budget deficit from $2 trillion to $1 trillion.

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