US Progressive Icon Sanders Supports Musk... "Agrees to Cut Defense Budget"

Musk Predicts Massive Defense Budget Cuts
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Senator Bernie Sanders of the Democratic Party, a symbol of American progressivism, expressed support on the 1st (local time) for Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, who was nominated as the head of the Office of Management and Budget in Donald Trump's second-term administration, for his announcement to cut the defense budget.

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Senator Sanders wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that day, "Elon Musk is right. The U.S. Department of Defense, with a budget of $886 billion (about 1,240 trillion won), has failed audits seven times in a row. Tracking billions of dollars in funds is impossible."

He added, "Last year, 13 senators voted against the defense budget full of the military-industrial complex, waste, and fraud. This must change." In response, Musk replied to Sanders' post with two American flags.

Before the presidential election, Musk pledged, "By eliminating waste, we can reduce the federal government budget by at least $2 trillion (about 2,800 trillion won)." Recently, he strongly criticized the U.S. advanced fighter jet F-35 and announced a large cut in related defense spending. He said, "There are still fools making manned fighter jets like the F-35."

Earlier, Democratic Representative Ro Khanna (California) also suggested in an interview with a broadcast on the 25th of last month that the Democratic Party could cooperate with Musk's Office of Management and Budget to cut the defense budget.

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