… a trust fund, it did not miss the attention of a lot of people that that trust fund, which is your money, has $2,700,000,000 in it. Billion, excuse me. And Mr. Trump...gave Elon the task of finding $2 trillion that he could make in cuts with regard to the federal budget. And Elon had been about that task, even despite their most recent breakup last Friday. I don't know whether they'll be able to patch it up or not, but it's clearly got to be interesting to all people. (04:26–04:38)
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Asserts that former President Trump tasked Elon Musk with finding $2 trillion in federal budget cuts.
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