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10. Cabinet member or special government employee (sat in in cabinet meetings) is not the point. The point is...

Reply to riversedge (Reply #5)

Sun Jun 1, 2025, 09:43 AM

Jun 1

trump wouldn't know a competent appointee if he or she sat right next to him with a resume full of their accomplishments.

Musk promised 2 trillion in savings (that's 2 thousand billion), and it's doubtful after all accounting and necessary rehirings and suits through the courts are done from the chaos he created, if the total savings will be over 50 billion, a relative drop in the bucket next to the 2 thousand billion promised.

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Even Trump started to doubt Musk and DOGE's promise to cut $1 trillion, report claims: 'Was it bulls***?' [View all] BumRushDaShow Jun 1 OP

Now might want to look at his performance exboyfil Jun 1 #1

Yep, it was all bullshit. truthisfreedom Jun 1 #2

Not only was it bullshit, but a key DOGE guy was fired for reporting exactly that Bluetus Jun 1 #11

Musk first promised to cut 2 trillion dollars. So trump is even doubting him now? brush Jun 1 #3

Musk was not a cabinet member--and his contract ran out May 31. That said, I think Musk was riversedge Jun 1 #5

Cabinet member or special government employee (sat in in cabinet meetings) is not the point. The point is... brush Jun 1 #10

Nah. trump is looking for a scape goat, an out. They always do. I remember Bush Jr. doing this. C Moon Jun 1 #4

Yep. Musk did exactly what Trump told him to do. Destroy the US federal workforce. Irish_Dem Jun 1 #7

The greatest businessman in the history of mankind couldn't tell? bucolic_frolic Jun 1 #6

if it is true that "you can't bullshit a bullshitter..... rampartd Jun 1 #8

Are you sure about that? These 'smart' business people seem to fall for Republican travelingthrulife Jun 1 #9

Elon's an auto salesman. So he takes a 100% commission. usonian Jun 1 #12

Of course it was bull shit, trump was just to dumb to know republianmushroom Jun 1 #13

A billion dollars is a lot. A trillion is one thousand billion. twodogsbarking Jun 1 #14

Imagine being fucking stupid enough to think otherwise for so much as a second. Karasu Jun 1 #15

! Marcuse Jun 1 #16

Oh he had the Trillion Dollar figure correct: DENVERPOPS Jun 2 #17