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Former President Donald Trump said he has no regrets about the sweeping federal spending reductions recommended by the Department of Government Efficiency, telling reporters the initiative saved "hundreds of billions of dollars." Trump acknowledged the cost-cutting campaign might have been executed "a little bit" differently but maintained it was a necessary step to rein in government outlays. He credited DOGE for the savings while distancing himself from its detailed implementation. The comments follow a weekend outburst in which Trump labeled Elon Musk—who advises DOGE—a "train wreck," underscoring tensions between the two men even as the former president defended the department’s results.
President Trump defended cuts made by DOGE across the government, calling it a critical initiative even as he said the administration “could have done it differently.” “We saved a lot of money." Over the weekend Trump blasted Elon Musk, who advised DOGE, as a "train wreck."
Kaitlan Collins: “Are you second-guessing any of the cuts that DOGE made? President Trump: “No, we cut hundreds of billions of dollars with DOGE. You could have done it differently. I would have done it differently a little bit maybe, but it was something that we saved a lot of https://t.co/ELeGcfdLIe
Q: "Are you second guessing any of the DOGE cuts?" Trump: "No." https://t.co/r4mIUWdohY
