OXON HILL, Md.—In a wide-ranging interview with NewsMax host Rob Schmitt, technologist and special government employee Elon Musk offered insights into what drives him.
Musk was announced on the day of his appearance on Feb. 20, the first day of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Maryland near Washington, D.C.
Musk leads the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a temporary advisory body on a time limit that is housed in President Donald Trump’s executive order, as it targets what it calls waste, fraud, and abuse in federal spending for possible cuts.
It opened with a visual representation of cuts: just after Musk appeared on stage, Argentinian President Javier Milei came on stage and handed the sunglasses-wearing tech entrepreneur a chainsaw, which he used to promote his goals of slashing government waste during his candidacy for president….