Billionaire Elon Musk is expected to fall far short of even his most modest goal of shaving $150 billion from the federal deficit, having publicly opined last year that he could identify $2 trillion,

"I think in terms of political spending, I'm going to do a lot less in the future," billionaire Elon Musk said.

Elon Musk met with a small ... back excessive government spending, as Republicans and Democrats battle over giving President Donald Trump leeway to spend less money than Congress appropriates.

Elon Musk spent a record amount of money on the 2024 election to help get President Donald Trump elected. Now he says he’ll be pulling back.

In a post on X, Elon Musk thanked President Trump and said that his “scheduled time” for government work is coming to an end.

Podcaster Joe Rogan and Elon Musk ... States to stop spending money it doesn’t have. "We really need to stop spending money unless we’re sure it’s good value," Musk said in a podcast ...

In November, when Donald Trump first announced his plan to place Elon Musk in charge ... reduce federal spending, however, DOGE remains wholly unserious. Musk initially promised that he would ...