Elon Musk defends DOGE as Trump orders agencies to comply with cuts

Washington — Standing beside President Trump in the Oval Office on Tuesday, Elon Musk defended the Department of Government Efficiency's efforts to drastically cut spending and dismiss workers across the federal government, insisting that Americans voted for major change and the Trump administration is delivering.

Musk, the world's wealthiest man, took questions for the first time since the president gave him broad authority to overhaul the executive branch. 

"The people voted for major government reform and that's what the people are going to get," Musk said, with his young son by his side. "They're going to get what they voted for."