In Pre-Superbowl Interview, Trump Suggests Education Department, Pentagon May Be Next on Elon Musk’s List
Musk is suggesting that the Federal Reserve may also come under scrutiny, and former Libertarian Congressman Ron Paul — a longtime critic of the central bank — could play a key role in the inquiry.
President Trump says he will soon send Elon Musk to audit the Department of Education and the Pentagon to find “hundreds of billions of dollars” in “fraud.” He called finding that fraud a key part of his reelection campaign.
Mr. Trump made his comments Sunday to Fox News’s Bret Baier in an interview that will air just a few hours before the Super Bowl. The president traveled to New Orleans to attend the game with congressional leaders and others, making him the first sitting president to attend the championship game.
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