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Elon Musk reveals $100 billion to $200 billion in "zombie payments" discovered by DOGE

As reported by CoinPaper, Elon Musk revealed that audits conducted by the Government Efficiency Department (DOGE) identified between $100 billion and $200 billion annually as "zombie payments"—government payments that lack proper justification. These statements came during an interview on a podcast with Katie Miller, former assistant to Trump, where Musk discussed the challenges and outcomes faced by this short-term initiative. Despite its informal origins and crowdsourced approach, DOGE faced significant political resistance when trying to eliminate unnecessary spending. Musk stated that he would not seek to undertake such work again, citing the difficulties he encountered.