819 billion euros
Donald Trump praises Musk’s work as a cleaner
Former US President Donald Trump has defended tech billionaire Elon Musk against fierce criticism of his controversial approach to US authorities. "Elon is doing a great job", he praised his generous campaign sponsor.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen Musk is uncovering "massive fraud", explained Trump on the fringes of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's visit to the White House. He praised his work as head of the Department for Government Efficiency (Doge).
But that's not all: he has also tasked his advisor Musk with reviewing the spending of the US Department of Defense.
"I've instructed him to review education, review the Pentagon, review the military," Trump said at the White House on Friday when asked whether defense was also part of the remit of Musk, the advisor responsible for cost and personnel reductions.
Budget this year amounts to 819 billion euros
The US Department of Defense's draft budget for this year amounts to 850 billion dollars (819 billion euros). In addition, the development aid agency USAID is to largely cease its work at midnight (local time), with all but 300 of the approximately 10,000 employees worldwide being laid off.
FBI investigators to be dismissed
Trump also announced that some employees of the FBI law enforcement agency who were involved in the investigation into the storming of the Capitol on 6 January 2021 will be dismissed. The US President left open how many FBI agents would be dismissed and when this would happen.
Trump had instigated the storming of the heart of American democracy after refusing to acknowledge his election defeat to Democrat Joe Biden.
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