Elon Musk Looks Back On 100 Days Of Doge, Previews Future Of The 'long-term Enterprise'

As President Donald Trump marked his 100th time successful agency connected Tuesday, nan Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) said it has trim astatine slightest $160 cardinal successful waste, fraud and maltreatment successful nan national government.

While nan section has made respective high-profile cuts during nan Trump administration's first 100 days, DOGE caput Elon Musk shared that Trump's cost-cutting is conscionable getting started. 

"It's a semipermanent enterprise," Musk said during an exclusive question and reply Thursday connected "Jesse Watters Primetime." "Because if we return our oculus disconnected nan ball, nan discarded and fraud will travel roaring back."

Watters joined Musk and respective squad members astatine nan DOGE headquarters, including "Big Balls," who revealed nan communicative down his nickname and elaborate his activity rooting retired fraud and waste. 

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The DOGE minds elaborated connected much shocking discoveries from nan department's first months during their "Jesse Watters Primetime" exclusive. 

With nary plans of slowing down, DOGE has made a number of consequential and arguable cuts successful caller months.

One of nan astir talked-about DOGE targets successful Trump's first word was spending astatine nan U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

Fox News Digital previously reported that astir 15,000 grants worthy $60 cardinal are group to beryllium eliminated, according to soul documents. The grants magnitude to astir 90% of overseas assistance contracts and travel aft a reappraisal connected spending by nan State Department. 

DOGE's efforts astatine USAID did not travel without opposition, including a national judge successful Maryland who ruled that nan moves were apt unconstitutional. In March, a federal appeals tribunal granted nan Trump administration's mobility to widen a enactment allowing DOGE to proceed operating astatine USAID.

DOGE has besides announced complete nan past fewer months that it has trim hundreds of millions successful DEI contracts and made efforts to trim national spending by trimming nan national workforce.

"If there's 1 group of group who really person a changeable astatine success, it's nan group here. They're up until 2 a.m. Monday done Sunday. DOGE does not admit weekends," 1 DOGE personnel told Fox News big Jesse Watters.

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As nan squad shared cases of wasteful spending from apical departments to smaller agencies, Watters asked really nan findings made Musk and nan DOGE members feel.

"Unfortunately, for illustration nan 100th clip you've heard it, it's difficult not to get a small numb, and by nan 200th time, you're like, well, OK, it was conscionable different time astatine nan office," Musk replied.

DOGE's efforts person prompted guidance from Democratic lawmakers and galore successful nan American public. From protests to vandalism, nationalist outrage against Musk and DOGE has escalated complete nan past 100 days. 

One DOGE member, who joined Musk connected "Jesse Watters Primetime," revealed he dropped retired of Harvard University to "serve my country," but faced backlash. 

"It's been unfortunate to spot mislaid friendships. Most of field hates maine now, but I deliberation fundamentally, I dream group recognize done conversations for illustration this that betterment is genuinely needed."

Another DOGE personnel praised nan activity to bring astir "permanent change" successful nan national government. 

While DOGE has made a people connected nan first 100 days of Trump's 2nd term, nan section is still moving afloat steam up moreover arsenic Musk originates his planned departure.

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Fox News Digital's Andrew Mark Miller and Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.