<p>Former President Donald Trump said on Monday evening that he would &#8220;love&#8221; for Elon Musk — the owner of X and CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, and The Boring Company — to work on a new government commission dedicated to eliminating wasteful government spending.</p>
<p>Trump made the remark during a conversation with Musk on X Spaces while the two were discussing the root cause of inflation and how to solve the problem.</p>
<p>&#8220;Inflation comes from government overspending, because the checks never bounce when it&#8217;s written by the government,&#8221; Musk said. &#8220;So if the government spends far more than it brings in, that increases the money supply, and if the money supply increases faster than the rate of goods and services, that&#8217;s inflation.&#8221;</p>
<p>Musk, highlighting the need to reduce spending, then proposed a Government Efficiency Commission that would evaluate all of the government&#8217;s spending and cut out spending that was not sensible so that the government can get back to living within its means.</p>
<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re currently adding, I think, a trillion dollars to the deficit every roughly every 100 days,&#8221; Musk said. &#8220;And you know, the interest payments on the national debt have now exceeded the defense budget.&#8221;</p>
<p>A few minutes later, Musk asked Trump if he agreed that it was time to create a Government Efficiency Commission to eliminate wasteful spending, to which Trump responded, &#8220;yes.”</p>
<p>&#8220;I think it would be great to just have a Government Efficiency Commission that takes a look at these things and just ensures that the taxpayer money, the taxpayer&#8217;s hard earned money, is spent in a good way,&#8221; Musk added a few moments later. &#8220;And I&#8217;d be happy to help out on such a commission if it were formed.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;d love it,&#8221; Trump responded. &#8220;You&#8217;re the greatest cutter.&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Elon Musk tells Trump that he would like to work on a Government Efficiency Commission to cut out wasteful government spending that is driving inflation.</p>
<p>Trump responds by saying, &#8220;I&#8217;d love it&#8221; and calls Musk &#8220;the greatest cutter&#8221; of inefficiencies inside organizations. <a href="https://t.co/wiGMy4PfFM">pic.twitter.com/wiGMy4PfFM</a></p>
<p>— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealSaavedra/status/1823197760830451955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 13, 2024</a></p></blockquote>

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