It seems that Elon Musk’s friendship with President Donald Trump and government cost-cutting job has already saved a boatload of money ― for him. Just a month into the second Trump administration, Musk has overseen the slashing of thousands of government jobs through his so-called Department of Government Efficiency.

Democratic governors held a press conference on Tuesday, sounding the alarm on Trump’s threat to Medicaid and signaling a Democratic messaging priority.

Americans see the specific programs targeted by Elon Musk’s bureaucracy-slashing efforts more favorably than DOGE or Musk, according to a recent Economist/YouGov poll. Presidential cost-cutter Elon Musk claims he has a popular mandate to take a hatchet to government in his quest to find $2 trillion in savings.

Elon Musk wielded a chainsaw on stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday and drew instant ridicule online. The power tool had earlier been gifted to Musk by Argentine President Javier Milei,

Donning his “Dark Gothic MAGA” hat, a black coat and sunglasses, and wielding a chainsaw Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) chief Elon Musk made a surprise appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Thursday evening.