I think if we try for $2 trillion, we’ve got a good shot at getting 1 [trillion],” Musk said in a January interview.

Musk’s first day in Trump’s Washington was not without controversy after he made a gesture observers said resembled a Nazi salute.

Elon Musk successfully pestered the team of newly sworn-in President Donald Trump to issue him a badge for the White House complex, according to The New York Times. Musk, who will lead the Department of Government Efficiency’s efforts to cut government spending,