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Ron Johnson: “I think [Elon Musk's actions] are going to do a lot in terms…”

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Published | Video Starts at 07:58

I would just say, really, the benefit of Doge and Elon Musk is they're showing the outrageous level of waste, fraud and abuse. And we'll highlight that he's also got his bullhorn. I think [Elon Musk's actions] are going to do a lot in terms of creating the public pressure to start balancing the budget. So these agencies don't know when they go over the budget, when the US treasury is issuing the checks, they're not requiring them to say, which line item of the budget does it go to? (07:58–29:35)

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Asserts that Elon Musk's actions will increase public pressure to balance the budget.

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