US EditionElon Musk came to Washington wielding a chain saw. He leaves behind upheaval and unmet expectations: AP
- Elon Musk, the world's richest person and a top campaign donor, is leaving his role as a senior adviser in President Trump's administration this week in Washington.
- Musk joined the administration to reduce excessive federal spending, initially targeting $2 trillion in cuts, but later lowered the goal to $1 trillion amid doubts about reaching even $150 billion.
- Despite promising staggering savings, Musk faced criticism for his imperial approach, including layoffs, diminished agency functions, and contentious remarks on Social Security, which he called a Ponzi scheme.
- Trump described Musk as an intelligent individual and a patriot who has a genuine concern for the country, while polls indicated that many Americans shared Musk’s view that the federal government tends to be inefficient and wasteful.
- Musk's departure signals unmet expectations from his drastic reforms, suggesting that government spending cuts remain challenging despite public concern over fiscal waste.
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Helena Independent Record
Musk came to Washington wielding a chain saw. He leaves behind upheaval and unmet goals
No one was prosecuted for the fraud he claimed plagues the U.S. government, and he reduced his target for cutting spending from $2 trillion to $150 billion. Even that goal may not be reached.
Elon Musk’s legacy in Washington: Thousands laid off, a chainsaw, and fewer cuts than promised
Elon Musk’s political death certificate arrived Wednesday night, Washington time, when the richest man in the world announced on his social network, X, that he was resigning from the mission for which Donald Trump had recruited him: dismantling the administration at the helm of a new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).Seguir leyendo
Temple Daily Telegram
Musk came to Washington wielding a chain saw. He leaves behind upheaval and unmet expectations
Elon Musk arrived in the nation’s capital with the chain saw-wielding swagger of a tech titan who had never met a problem he couldn’t solve with lots of money, long hours or a well-calibrated algorithm. Now that’s over. Musk said…
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