Elon Musk listens as President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, in Washington. (Photo/Alex Brandon) (AP)
"A country is no different from a person," he continued. "[A] country overspends, a country goes bankrupt in the same way as a person who overspends usually goes bankrupt. So, it's not optional to solve these things, it's essential."
Matthew Kochman, a New York Real Estate broker, said that DOGE cuts "probably saved the country from financial collapse."
"I thought it was all just common sense," Kochman said of Musk’s comments.
When attendees were asked about the proposal to use 20% of the money from the cuts across the board to go toward a stimulus check for American taxpayers, some raised questions about whether the funds should help pay down over $36 trillion in national debt.
DOGE STIMULUS CHECKS: JOHNSON SIDE-STEPS QUESTION ON TRUMP PLAN, SAYS US HAS 'GIANT DEFICIT'
Demonstrators rally in support of federal workers outside of the Department of Health and Human Services, Friday, Feb. 14, in Washington. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)
"People rely on these, voters rely on these, families rely on these, people in Republican districts rely on these," he added.
DOGE made headlines in recent weeks for taking aim at spending through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) as well as grants doled out through various cabinet agencies.
Fox News' Peter Pinedo and Liz Elkind contributed to this report.
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