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As Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk work zealously to slash tens of billions in federal spending by axing thousands of jobs and gutting some government agencies, Musk faces mounting claims he has conflicts of interest and no oversight, legal and ethics experts say.
Trump’s largest campaign donor and the world’s wealthiest man, Musk was tapped by the president to lead the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) in a radical and opaque cost-cutting drive that allows him to keep control of SpaceX, Tesla and other huge companies with billions of dollars in federal contracts.
We expect that today’s meeting will be the first in a series of such expert consultations that will bring us closer to overcoming the disagreements that have arisen with the American side, strengthening confidence-building measures.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/feb/27/donald-trump-cuts-elon-musk-keir-starmer-ukraine-latest-updates
Author : Joan E Greve (now); Jane Clinton and Martin Belam (earlier)
Publish date : 2025-02-27 14:02:00
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