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Elon Musk defends DOGE as Trump orders agencies to comply with cuts

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The world's wealthiest man took questions for the first time since the president gave him broad authority to overhaul the executive branch.

"The people voted for major government reform and that's what the people are going to get," Musk said.

The rapid downsizing and freezing of government programs, which Democrats call illegal, has run into widespread legal opposition.

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