Elon Musk reveals the full stunning amount DOGE will save taxpayers next year | 10 April 2025 | Elon Musk revealed at a Cabinet meeting Thursday just how much cash DOGE is expected to save U.S. taxpayers as the group cuts down government waste. Sitting in the West Wing's Cabinet Room before all the president's deputies, the Tesla CEO announced that DOGE will save $150 billion in FY2026. "Thanks to your fantastic leadership, this amazing Cabinet and the very talented DOGE team, I'm excited to announce that we anticipate savings in FY 26 from reduction of waste and fraud by $150 billion," Musk proclaimed at the meeting. He said some of the government programs the agency stumbled upon were "absurd" and "crazy." "Like people getting unemployment insurance who haven't been born yet," he told the room.

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