Elon Musk spoke about DOGE's hunt for waste, fraud, and abuse on Sen. Ted Cruz's podcast this week. Musk estimates that there is an 80/20 ratio of waste to fraud in the federal budget and says $1 trillion in annual savings is not outside the realm of possibility.

Elon Musk appeared in an interview with US Senator Ted Cruz as part of a YouTube podcast. The discussion touched on federal government spending, magic money computers, nonprofit funding, and Musk’s perspectives on artificial intelligence.

How real is the prospect of killer robots annihilating humanity? 20% likely. Wow. Maybe 10%. After 10 years. I mean, you can look at it like the glass is 80-90% full. 80% likely will have extreme prosperity for all.