Elon Musk, the high-profile entrepreneur and current lead of the Domestic Operations for Government Efficiency (DOGE) team, has significantly downgraded the group’s annual federal savings projection—from a staggering $2 trillion to a more modest $150 billion.
The revised estimate, presented during a White House cabinet meeting, has sparked a wave of criticism over transparency, accounting inconsistencies, and the broader legitimacy of the initiative’s savings claims.
