Elon Musk提议在特朗普再次当选后削减2美元的预算,并设立政府效率部。 Elon Musk proposed a $2T budget cut and a Department of Government Efficiency under Trump's re-election.

在纽约的一次特朗普集会上, Elon Musk 声称,如果特朗普再次当选,他可以从美国联邦预算中至少削减2万亿美元。 At a Trump rally in New York, Elon Musk claimed he could cut at least $2 trillion from the U.S. federal budget if Trump is re-elected. 他提议设立一个政府效率部,以精简开支,这将占2024年财政预算预计6.75万亿美元预算的近三分之一。 He proposed creating a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to streamline spending, which would account for nearly a third of the projected $6.75 trillion budget for fiscal 2024. 批评者对由于Musk通过其公司Tesla和SpaceX与联邦合同的关系而可能发生的利益冲突表示关切。 Critics raise concerns over potential conflicts of interest due to Musk's ties to federal contracts through his companies, Tesla and SpaceX.