Elon Musk Urges Trump To 'Delete Entire Agencies' As DOGE Lead Calls For Radical US Spending Cuts: 'Remove The Roots Of The Weeds' (UPDATED)

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What Happened: During a video call to the World Governments Summit hosted by the United Arab Emirates' Artificial Intelligence Minister Omar Sultan Al Olama in Dubai, Musk stated "I think we do need to delete entire agencies, as opposed to leave part of them behind … It's kind of like leaving a weed".

CEO and billionaire Elon Musk has proposed an extreme spending cut and restructuring initiative for the U.S., suggesting the deletion of entire agencies.

In addition, he discussed the Trump administration’s priorities, frequently mentioning “thermonuclear warfare” and potential artificial intelligence dangers.

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