Trump plugs Elon Musk-backed plan on government spending in speech

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

43% : "I will create a government efficiency commission tasked with conducting a complete financial and performance audit of the entire federal government and making recommendations for drastic reforms," Trump said.
34% : Trump and Musk have had a fraught relationship, but the pair has since reconciled, and Musk endorsed the former president this summer after a would-be assassin opened fire on Trump and rally-goers in Butler, Pennsylvania.
32% : "Trump did not outline the size of the commission nor how it would be funded.
30% : Additional components of the economic plan Trump laid out during his Thursday speech include cutting federal regulations, implementing higher tariffs, and making permanent the 2017 tax cuts he signed as president, among other items.
1% : In 2022, shortly after Trump called him a "bullshit artist," Musk wrote on X, "I don't hate the man, but it's time for Trump to hang up his hat & sail into the sunset."On Aug. 12, Musk interviewed Trump on X Spaces, after facing technical difficulties that delayed the event for about 40 minutes.

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