Elon Musk denies 'hostile takeover' of US Government but admits 'mistakes' Elon Musk has acknowledged his drive to make swift and extensive cuts to the US federal government has made mistakes, but insists they will be “fixed quickly”.
Mr Musk stood next to the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office with his young son as President Donald Trump praised his work with his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), saying they have found “shocking” evidence of wasteful spending.
The executive order signed by Trump said a DOGE representative will need to approve almost all new hiring, a dramatic consolidation of personnel management across the federal government.
Despite concerns that he is amassing unaccountable power with little transparency, Mr Musk described himself as an open book as he took questions from reporters for the first time since joining the Trump administration as a special government employee.
He claimed DOGE’s work was being shared on its website and on X, the social media platform he owns, although the DOGE website has no information and the postings on X often lack many details, including which programmes are being cut and where the organisation has access.
