DOGE leader Elon Musk said Thursday that slashing a trillion in federal spending is “quite achievable” without impacting the core services provided to Americans.

Elon Musk and members of DOGE claimed their work would put more money in the hands of Social Security recipients. During an exclusive interview with "Special Report with Bret Baier," DOGE and Musk claimed rampant fraud in the SSA will render America insolvent.

The Social Security Administration is one of multiple government agencies targeted by the Department of Government Efficiency's cost-cutting efforts.

Following threats of potential legal blowback, however, he said that the recipients of the $1 million reward would instead be chosen on the basis of their ability to be effective spokespeople for a petition against “activist judges.” His PAC has also offered $100 to anyone who signs the petition.

Elon Musk said Thursday that the U.S. DOGE Service he is overseeing aims to cut $1 trillion in federal spending per year - an amount he said won’t harm services even though it represents about half of what the government spends outside of Social Security, health care and interest on the debt.

A lot left unsaid at the Tesla all-hands meeting. Much of Musk’s initial statements from the all-hands meeting were exactly what anyone who follows his work would expect. He boa