Musk did backtrack on the $2 trillion goal. 'Musk told political strategist Mark Penn in an interview broadcast on X that the $2 trillion figure was a “best-ca

Musk did backtrack on the $2 trillion goal. 'Musk told political strategist Mark Penn in an interview broadcast on X that the $2 trillion figure was a “best-case outcome” and that he thought there was only a “good shot” at cutting half that.' 'That figure was quickly dismissed as implausible by budget experts, who said the entire discretionary budget was only $1.7 trillion. Musk hadn’t waved people off the number until Wednesday, and it has been widely cited in reports about DOGE’s plans. ' https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/elon-musk-says-doge-probably-wont-find-2-trillion-federal-budget-cuts-rcna186924 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/elon-musk-say...