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Alena Botros, Irina Ivanova

Trump directly contradicts White House over who really runs DOGE, saying he 'put a man named Elon Musk in charge'

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  • President Donald Trump’s public statements contradict the legal positions of his White House, which previously said billionaire Elon Musk isn’t technically running the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) that's tasked with identifying wide-ranging cuts across the government. That could complicate the administration’s efforts to defend against court challenges to its federal overhaul.

Is Elon Musk running the Department of Government Efficiency or not? President Donald Trump and his White House can’t seem to deliver a straight answer. 

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