President Donald Trump praised Elon Musk for opening "a lot of eyes" through DOGE's cost-cutting mission, calling the multi-billionaire entrepreneur a "real patriot" for "paying a price" to get the job done.

Musk bragged about feeding the U.S. Agency for International Development “into the woodchipper.” Recommendations from the Department of Government Efficiency, which Trump says Musk heads despite there being another nominal administrator,

Trump instructed his Cabinet to work with the Department of Government Efficiency but clarified that Cabinet members should be the ones making staffing decisions.