WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Tech billionaire Elon Musk, tasked by U.S. President Donald Trump with cutting the federal government, said he anticipates saving $150 billion for fiscal year 2026 from a “reduction of waste and fraud.” (Reporting by Jeff Mason, Trevor Hunnicutt and Katharine Jackson; writing by Susan Heavey;)
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Musk says he expects to save $150 billion from government ‘waste and fraud’
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Tech billionaire Elon Musk, tasked by U.S. President Donald Trump with cutting the federal government, said he anticipates saving $150 billion for fiscal year 2026 from a “reduction of waste and fraud.”
(Reporting by Jeff Mason, Trevor Hunnicutt and Katharine Jackson; writing by Susan Heavey;)