President Donald Trump raised the idea on Wednesday of returning some of the savings recovered by the efficiency department of the Government of Elon Musk to US citizens, with the same amount to pay the federal debt.
“There is even a new concept in which we give 20% of JEGE savings to US citizens, and 20% will pay the debt, because the numbers are incredible,” Trump said.
Trump made the comments on an event in Miami Beach, Florida, a day after Musk indicated in X that would ask Trump about a “Duxt Dividend”, described as a plan to reimburse Trump to dismantle parts of the federal federal. government.
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Musk was at the event, sitting near the White House Cabinet Chief, Susie Wiles, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and Trump’s son -in -law Jared Kushner.
Trump seemed to confirm journalists aboard Air Force One that the idea of the “20%dividend” Musk wine.
“I love it,” Trump said Wednesday night when asked about the proposal, which a journalist characterized as Musk’s proposal. “A 20%dividend, so to speak, for the money we are saving to pursue waste, fraud and abuse and all the other things that are happening. I think it is a great idea.”
Trump suggested in his comments earlier at night that the proposal to disburse Dogle savings to US citizens could give people incentives to inform “waste” on their own.
“When doing this, Americans will tell us where there are waste. They will inform themselves. They participate in the money savings process, ”he said.
Trump did not provide any details about how such a plan would be completed or why the other 60% of Dux savings would be used.
A Doge spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comments.
It is not clear exactly how much Dege has eliminated or recovered, despite the persistent transparency votes, particularly by Musk.
Dege says on its website that it has saved $ 55 billion, pointing out drastic cuts to the United States Agency for International Development, the Department of Education and the Office of Financial Protection of the Consumer.
But some of Musk’s statements about Doge’s work have not remained under scrutiny. On Monday, Dege said he recovered savings worth $ 8 billion of a canceled contract in the National Security Department. A closer analysis revealed that the figure was $ 8 million.
Musk has recognized that his team will make mistakes.
“We will make mistakes, but we will act quickly to correct any mistake,” he said at a white house conference this month.
Initially, Musk said Dege would find $ 2 billion in savings, but backed that figure last month.
