By Molly Goddard
9:26am PST, Feb 14, 2025
Jesse Watters made a bold statement about the results of President Donald Trump curbing America's spending.
During the Thursday, February 13, episode of Jesse Watters Primetime, the Fox News host applauded the right-wing leader and Elon Musk for going into every government department and overhauling its financials. However, Watters may have gone off the deep end with one of his remarks.
Join us to hear the journalist's wild claim about the efforts of the Department of Government Efficiency…
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During the Thursday, February 13, episode of Jesse Watters Primetime, the Fox News host applauded the right-wing leader and Elon Musk for going into every government department and overhauling its financials. However, Watters may have gone off the deep end with one of his remarks.
Join us to hear the journalist's wild claim about the efforts of the Department of Government Efficiency…
MORE: Follow Wonderwall on MSN for more fun celebrity & entertainment photo galleries and content
"If agencies can't justify their headcount, Musk's planning on slashing every department from 30 to 40 percent. If DODGE finds an unused federal building, they're going to sell it and put the profits in the piggy bank," Watters said.
"Trump has his eyes on 14 vacant federal buildings, so if you want to live in an 80,000 square foot estate at the foot of the Potomac that's been collecting cobwebs for six decades, put in a bid," he added before adding, "The government has more money than it knows what to do with."
"Trump has his eyes on 14 vacant federal buildings, so if you want to live in an 80,000 square foot estate at the foot of the Potomac that's been collecting cobwebs for six decades, put in a bid," he added before adding, "The government has more money than it knows what to do with."
While the comment may have been extreme, the Telsa founder and Trump have definitely made massive changes when it comes to the United States' money.
During a Sunday, February 9, interview, The Apprentice alum was directly questioned by Fox News' Bret Baier about Musk's true intentions in helping the government.
During a Sunday, February 9, interview, The Apprentice alum was directly questioned by Fox News' Bret Baier about Musk's true intentions in helping the government.
"Trust Elon? Oh, he's not gaining anything. In fact, I wonder how he can devote the time to it. He's so into it," Trump made clear.
The Republican president doubled down on his support for Musk and even gave insight into what they plan to do next. "I'm going to tell him very soon, like maybe in 24 hours, to go check the Department of Education; he's going to find the same thing," he explained. "Then I'm going [to tell him] go to the military — let's check the military."
The Republican president doubled down on his support for Musk and even gave insight into what they plan to do next. "I'm going to tell him very soon, like maybe in 24 hours, to go check the Department of Education; he's going to find the same thing," he explained. "Then I'm going [to tell him] go to the military — let's check the military."
"We're going to find billions, hundreds of billions of dollars of fraud and abuse," the controversial figure promised. "And, you know, the people elected me on that."
During a Wednesday, February 12, joint news conference from the Oval Office, Trump teased how he and the tech mogul would be lifting the lid on what they've found in their investigation into wasteful government spending.
During a Wednesday, February 12, joint news conference from the Oval Office, Trump teased how he and the tech mogul would be lifting the lid on what they've found in their investigation into wasteful government spending.
"I'm going to read to you some of the names that hundreds of millions and even billions of dollars have been given to," Trump claimed.
"The people voted for major government reform and that's what people are going to get," Musk said. "They're going to get what they voted for."
"The people voted for major government reform and that's what people are going to get," Musk said. "They're going to get what they voted for."