**🚨 ELON MUSK & DOGE: U.S. Government Savings Efforts Fail?**

### **🔍 KEY SUMMARY:**

1️⃣ **Elon Musk's DOGE Project:**

- Established to **cut the U.S. government budget** (target $2 trillion).

- In 100 days, **160,000 government employees were laid off** (including in the education & foreign departments).

- But **government spending actually increased by 6.3% ($156 billion)** compared to 2024.

2️⃣ **Impact & Controversy:**

- **60+ lawsuits** filed against DOGE.

- **Elon Musk criticized** as an "unelected billionaire" who has too much power.

- His popularity has drastically decreased, even among Trump supporters.

3️⃣ **Elon's Personal Issues:**

- His wealth has decreased by **$100 billion+** since December 2024.

- Tesla is being boycotted, stock plummeted **71%**.

- Elon is now reducing involvement in DOGE → Only **1-2 days/week**.

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### **💡 LESSONS:**

✅ **Cutting government budgets is harder than imagined.**

✅ **Radical policies = Risk of political & legal backlash.**

✅ **Elon is focusing on Tesla & SpaceX again** → DOGE may not be a priority.