Elon Musk warns that the U.S. national debt has exceeded $38.5 trillion, which is "just insane". He believes that without a "Genghis Khan-style" reduction of waste and fraud, a complete resolution is impossible, and he thinks this is not feasible in democratic countries. He emphasized that net interest payments will reach $1.22 trillion in fiscal year 2025, and just in January 2026, it will reach $355 billion, which has already surpassed the entire military budget. Musk concluded that merely cutting spending is not enough; only significant economic growth driven by artificial intelligence and robotics can prevent national bankruptcy.