Bernie Sanders Backs Elon Musk on Pentagon Budget Cuts and DOGE Proposal
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Senator Bernie Sanders and Elon Musk find common ground in advocating for cuts to the Pentagon's $886 billion budget, which recently failed its seventh audit. Sanders, typically critical of billionaires like Musk, agrees with Musk's stance on reducing defense spending waste and fraud. Musk, appointed by Donald Trump to lead a new Department of Government Efficiency, has also garnered support from other lawmakers like Democratic Rep. Mo Khanna. Additionally, Sanders and Musk share views on reducing the cost of diabetes and weight loss drugs, despite their usual disagreements.
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