Tesla CEO and DOGE Chief Elon Musk received a lasting ovation from Republicans successful the assemblage erstwhile helium was announced arsenic a impermanent astatine President Trump's code to Congress, earlier the president began rattling disconnected examples of what helium said is wasteful spending by the government.
"The marque caller Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, possibly you've heard of it," Trump said during his speech. "Which is headed by Elon Musk, who is successful the assemblage tonight? Thank you Elon."
After applause from Republicans, Trump took a jab astatine Democrats saying, "He's moving precise hard. He didn't request this. He didn't request this. Thank you precise much. We admit it. Everybody here, adjacent this side, appreciates that I believe. They conscionable don’t privation to admit it."
Trump past began citing examples of authorities programs DOGE has cut.
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"Just perceive to immoderate of the appalling waste," Trump said. "We person already identified $22 Billion. From HHS to supply escaped lodging and cars for amerciable aliens, $45 cardinal for diversity, equity and inclusion scholarships successful Burma. $40 cardinal to amended the societal and economical inclusion of sedentary migrants. Nobody knows what that is."
Trump continued, "$8 cardinal to Promote LGBTQI positive successful the African federation of Lesotho, which cipher has ever heard of. $60 cardinal for indigenous peoples and Afro-Colombian empowerment successful Central America. $60 million. $8 cardinal for making mice transgender. This is real. $32 cardinal for a near helping propaganda cognition successful Moldova. $10 cardinal for antheral circumcision successful Mozambique. $20 cardinal for the Arab Sesame Street successful the Middle East."
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After listing disconnected much examples, Trump said, "And determination are acold worse. But I didn't deliberation it was due to speech astir them. They're truthful bad. Many much person been recovered retired and exposed and swiftly terminated by a radical of precise intelligent, mostly young radical headed up by Elon, and we admit it."
Democrats successful the assemblage could beryllium heard shouting objections astatine aggregate points portion Trump was discussing DOGE.
Democrats, who person mostly been opposed to Trump's DOGE efforts and been protesting the effort crossed the country, could beryllium seen remaining seated portion Republicans cheered him, including Dem. Sen. Elizabeth Warren who was shown connected camera looking astatine her telephone during the cheers.
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