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Christiaan Hetzner

Trump backs Musk proposal to return billions of dollars in DOGE savings to taxpayers

A protestor holds a banner during a demonstration against the policies of US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) near Musk's SpaceX headquarters in Washington, DC, on February 19 (Credit: Jim Watson—AFP/Getty Images)
  • Donald Trump has endorsed a plan to distribute stimulus checks funded by savings from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), despite growing concerns over Musk’s aggressive cost-cutting methods and his increasing influence over U.S. policy.

Donald Trump has backed a proposal to share the expected savings made by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) with voters.

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