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going to say him. and you are going to say grace. you very much. g: -:: 77 pray. further, viie z: z = for this awesome 2 fohis awesome privilege be in presence. we ou that ou have allowed thank you that you have allowed us to _ thank you that you have allowed us to see — thank you that you have allowed us to see your mercies every morning _ us to see your mercies every morning. and father we morning. and father god, we will give — morning. and father god, we will give you the glory will ive you the lory and m will give you the glory and thank you god honour. thank you god for president trump for appointing - thank— president trump for appointing thank you for us do this job. we pray you to do thisjob. we pray you will— to do thisjob. we pray you will give _ to do thisjob. we pray you will give the president, the vice — will give the president, the vice president wisdom as they read — vice president wisdom as they read we _ vice president wisdom as they read. we pray for all our colleagues around, table in colleagues around the table in this room, we pray that will with a ri-hteous clarity. lead with a righteous clarity. as we — lead with a righteous clarity. as we serve the people of this and every - and everyospectivel country and every/pros and country and everyprospeetiue - m_ country and everyprospectiuo - m_ country and every. prospective and have a that we == 7 agegc ' — will humble agegcy and have a job that we, will humble ourselves have. we will humble ourselves before — have. we will humble ourselves before you and meet any z 77 7_7 {mi 7:7 77 7_7 77 7 manner you have called us to lead — manner you have called us to lead an— manner you have called us to lead an answer. we today honour
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you. _ lead an answer. we today honour you. and — lead an answer. we today honour you. and in— lead an answer. we today honour you, and in your rightful place. _ you, and in your rightful place, thank you for giving us this opportunity to restore 7777 in this country and be a faith in this country and be a blessing _ faith in this country and be a blessing to the people of faith in this country and be a blessing to the pe you of faith in this country and be a blessing to the pe you will be in our glorified in our conversation. w” _.,,.,.,, ....... glorified in our conversation. we- _....-.-. ....... amen. ii ou have done that am; - you have done that before. did, you have done that before. scott turner a terrific scott turner is a terrific young guy. he is going to make scott turner is a terrific yo all guy. he is going to make scott turner is a terrific yo all very he is going to make scott turner is a terrific yo all very proud. |oing to make scott turner is a terrific yo all very proud. great o make scott turner is a terrific yo all very proud. greatjob. ike us all very proud. greatjob. just over one month, illegal lust ever ene merit“ iiiesei crossings have test ever ene merit“ iiieaei crossings have plummeted border crossings have plummeted by numbers that nobody has ever seen before, much than seen before, much more than 100%, and we have unleashed american energy at levels that will soon be reported, we will soon be reported, but we think we're going to get it 7777 77 very very q7uickly very q7uickl7y an7d very q7uickl7y and we have going very quickly and we have incredible people on the energy me we really great front. we have really great people on front. we are
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fighting day to get the fighting every’dey'to get the down, fighting every’de'y'to get the down, the is prices down, the inflation is stopping slowly, and part of the reason it stopping is the reason it is stopping is because �* high interest rates because of high interest rates and other problems we but we inherited, have to get the prices down, not the inflation down. the prices of eggs and other eggs are a other things. eggs are a disaster. the secretary of agriculture is going to be showing you a chart that is mind—boggling, how low they work with us and how they work with us and how high they are now. i think we can do something about it. and i think you will do a fantasticjob, madam secretary, that madam secretary, in that one of the most initiatives 7 initiatives is jewish 7 important initiatives isjewish we have cut billions and of dollars —— billions of dollars —— balancing budgets. something we heard 7 77 heard 7it 77 heard 7it many 77
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heard 7it many years, 77 haven't heard it many years, decades actually, and whether it is this year or year, it is this year or next year, we will be close to we'witl be close to balancing and the we'will be close to balancing and the doge is m ' 777777 7ahd elon 7 77 agreeing; 7 7 and elon musk is important. and elon musk is to give a summary of 77 7 is happening, is happening, of 7 is happening, of the what is happening, some of the and fraud. and a of theft and fraud. and a lot of fraud come that we will not be to previous fraud, but able to previous fraud, but when you hear the names and yyhere this money places where this money is going, it is a disgrace. we have requested that a lot of haveerequested that a lot of we to make people, we want to make sure the people working, so are sent out and i letters are sent out and i think everybody at this table is very behind it, and if l; ce'. —“- lel—j “a .:.-..�*4— "5 .. . .. ~ . ——— aren't, i l; ce'. —“- lel—j “a ;754— "5 v v "vv vv v v vv aren't, i them l; ce'. —“- lel—j “a ;754— "5 v v v vv v v vv aren't, i them to they aren't, i want them to speak letters were sent find 7 find out �*the people do777 . do they 7 dotheywork, 7 do they work, who do exist. do they work, who do they work for, have they been they work for. have they been. , , for or working for other companies or entities at all? but they are
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being paid by government being paid by the government and have two they are and have two jobs when they are to have they will supposed to have one. they will ask like what ask simplequestions—like what you done ask simplequestions—lihe what you done later, and they hate you done leten'enei'thef'" ' answer that hate you done later.”ano'they”"' ' answer that because i can. hate you done later.”ano'they”"' ' can nswer that because i can. hate you done later.”ano'they”"' ' can tell er that because i can. hate you done later.”ano'they”"' ' can tell you |at because i can. hate you done later.”ano'they”"' ' can tell you |at because i've n. i can tell you everything i've done for the long of more than a week, and time, more than a week, and in many cases haven't gotten many cases we haven't gotten responses. usually means responses. usually that means that person doesn't exist or doesn't to say are �*another 7 �*another company working for another company while being paid to the united states government. there is a lot of interesting it very unique we have a is ten; unioue but we hate a vv vv v situation. we is ten;! uhioue but we hate a vv vv v situation. we have a lot unique situation. we have a lot of dishonest and a lot of dishonest people and a lot of dishonest people and a lot of that took of people that took advantage of people that took advantage of a lot �* different and we are situations, and we are not going let that happen. i am to ask if it is going to ask if it is possible to have elon get up first and about 7 7 about doge 7 about doge because it talk about doge because it seems to of interest eyeryohe. there is a large to everyone. there is a large group of in this
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group of people in this country, but have such 77 77f7°é7 77 77 77f7or7wha7t777 for what we are admiration for what we are doing. i got elected with a tremendous vote, winning every swing state, and counties. it was 2800 counties to 500 counties. that. countiesgfhink, of that. we a mandate to countiesgfhink, of that. “we a mandate to that. i have a mandate to do that. i got elected based on budgets, and getting balancing budgets, and getting our country back into and our country back into shape and is a big part of it. elon, this is a big part of it. elon, if you could get up and explain where are how you are if you could get up and explain where and are how you are if you could get up and explain where and how how you are if you could get up and explain where and how much v you are if you could get up and explain where and how much we >u are if you could get up and explain where and how much we are re doing, and how much we are it has been an honour cutting. it has been an honour . have you. he is a to have you. he is a tremendously successful guy and. so hard, and tremendously successful guy and so hard, and he has got working so hard, and he has got businesses to run. he is sacrificing a lot. and getting of praise, but he is also
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a lot of praise, but he is also getting hit, we 7 7that, 77 77that, and 777that,77a7r717d7that 7 777that,77a7n7d7that the 77works7,7r717d7that the 77w§r7k757 i77d7that the 77w§r7k757 7|77w7ould the 77w§r7ks7 7|77w7ould like c 77w§r7ks7 7|77w7ould like to way it works, i would like to have elon musk say some words. i can't myself humble i actually can't myself humble tech support because —— called myself humble tech support because that is a little description of the work the desctiotion of the work the team is doing, helping to qqd/éi’llment the fix government systems. the computer systems are extremely there 7 7 there are a lot 7 there are a lot of 7 old. there are a lot of mistakes and software mistakes and the software doesn't so we are doesn't work. so we are actually tech support, it actually tech suooort. it is v"vvvvvvvvvv7v"v" but actually tech suooort. it is v vv vvvv v v v but true. the overall is to help address the goal is to help address the steps, we cannot sustain the 3??? it? eéfififi t�*ftélfi th7§777777 77 777 7 777 the etee §e téfififit e�*btélfi tfi7e777777 77 777 7 777 the interest etee §e téfififit e�*btélfi tife777777 77 777 7 777 the interest on the country, the interest on the
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national swimming —— 777debti 77 77 78ng if t7his777 di7th7e7l7f t7his777 di7th7e7l7f th|sw|ll defective 7 defective and7 bankrupt. become defective and bankrupt. it is in optional thing, it it is not in optional thing, it is an essential thing. that is the reason am here. they are = -: a lot of flak. getting a lot of flak. if we don't do this, america will go bankrupt, that is it has to bankrupt, that is why it has to be done. i am confident at this point, knock on wood, we can't actually find $1 trillion in actuallyiindrfii trillion in that would be roughly if; z -2 77 7§f77th7e777 7777arid777777 77 7§f77th7e777 7777aridi7t77777 sf the and it an’ done 7777777d7on7e7with777777 77 7 7 7777777do7n7e7witi717the77 77 7 7 7 7 77 77 fieneiiihlfie s7up7p7o7rt777 7 7 7 7 only be done'with t�*he'suooor't everyone in this and i of everyone in this room, and i like to thank would like—to thankreveryone �* su pport. would like—to thankreveryone �* support. the would like—to thankreveryone
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�*support. the support e= for president and function for the president and for the agencies and departments to achieve denartments to heln achieve . savings and it those savings and it effectively find 15% any reduction fraud and waste. reduction in fraud and waste. and we are bringing the just g7o77 777 77 just govtof w just ggtoéthe gggeiqt5. justggto the we specify gegeiqt5. justgeto the we specify item. website. we specify each item. and we all make mistakes, we will not be perfect, but when make a mistake we will fix ”very quickly, very quickly, so for id,57 of the things with usa id, one of the things we expertly cancelled, very was a bowler. i was $1355] £3in briefly, was a bowler. i think we all want ebola prevention, so we restored that immediately. and there was no interruption. we do need to move quickly if we to move quickly if we are to achieve $1 deficit achieve $1 trillion deficit it requires saving $4 reduction it requires saving $4 billion per day every day from
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: -::: �*until the; 7 " furntilthefendi ' 7 ” �* until thefend seejtember. now until the end of september. but we and we will do it. but we can and we will do it. thank you. do but we can and we will do it. thank vom— thank you. do you have any questions — thank you. do you have any questions while _ thank you. do you have any questions while we - thank you. do you have any questions while we are - thank you. do you have any questions while we are on l thank you. do you have any l questions while we are on the we wwerwill ” 7 7 77we7wi7llfi7ni75h 7 7 7 77 7 77we7wi7ll fi7ni75h7u7p7 7 77 7 77we7wi7ll finish u7p7wit7h guzgett? we will finish up with if you §¥e§ee§ we will finish up with if you have any that. if you have any questions, please ask me or elon. ., ~ questions, please ask me or elon. . ~ ,, , questions, please ask me or elon. . ~ , ., elon. §?i§— —— ask ou, residential ut to ask you, presidential put out on _ to ask you, presidential put out on truth social eet en tret'h'intlel eeging '**""'"* in the cabinet everyone in the cabinet was happy— everyone in the cabinet was happy with you. i wondered if you had heard’othewvie—e—and - anything you had heerd’otherwise and anything about you had heard’otherwise and anything about of z -= cabinet who are not 7 biwho are not happy - the way thin-s were about the way things were - and _ about the way things were and what you are doing to address that like the e speak for a second. if cabinet speak for a second. if you cabinet speak for a second. you are cabinet speak for a second. it you are unhappy elon, you are unhappy with elon, throw him out of here. applause
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we have a lot of respect for elon and that he is doing this. some disagree 77 some d7isagree little 757037157 jigsaw; 7 litiié bit, 77 77|7t7hi7nk7 77 7 7 7 77 77|7t7hi7nkto7r77 77 7 7 7 77 77i7t7hi7nkto7r7t7he7 7 7 7 7 77 77|7t7hi7nk to7r7t7he7 51703777 7 i think for the most part 7 but i think for the most part everyone is only happy, everyone is not only happy, they are thrilled.— they are thrilled. if — — has ut toaether they are thrilled. if — - has put together the they are thrilled; - has put together the best trump has put together the best ever. literally. and i cabinet ever. literally. and i do give false this do not give false praise. this is an incredible group of do not give false praise. this is an in( ledible group of do not give false praise. this is an in( i don't group of do not give false praise. this is an in( i don't think; of do not give false praise. this is an in( i don't think such a people','i'dor1�*t think: such a team has people, i'don�*t think such a team has ever been talented team has ever been assembled. it is literally the best cabinet the country has ever had, and it should be incredibly appreciative of the innselele seermatles cf the the room. inccseilsteecscistiss sit the 7halfofthe he so far e ;.;,,;,c 7h 575 iai'g'p'pear — 7h 575 fascism to 7h: s7o 7f7ar77a77ppear to have :: employs so farappea—r :- - to a employs so farappea—r to—have _ to a request - employs so farappea—r to—have _ to a request for. employs so farappea—r m , . _ to a request for what have been e—— . have been doing over- - have been doing over the i they have been doing. oyelthe -w_ they have been doing. oyelthe -m_ they have been doing. oyelthe - week. is there _ they have been doing. oyelthe - week. is there a - they have been doing. oyelthe - week. is there a timeline place for next moves, for in place for next moves, for people _ in place for next moves, for pe0ple being _ in place for next moves, for people being fired - in place for next moves, for people being fired and - in place for next moves, for| people being fired and when in place for next moves, for- people being fired and when can the american _ people being fired and when can the american - expect - people being fired and when can the american - expect to i the american people expect to see results_ the american people expect to see results of— the american people expect to see results of that? _ the american people expect to see results of that?— the american people expect to
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see results of that? yes, to be clear i think _ see results of that? yes, to be clear i think that _ see results of that? yes, to be clear i think that e-mail - see results of that? yes, to be clear i think that e-mail was i clear i think that e—mail was best interpreted as a performance review, but actually it was a pulse check review. do you have a pulse. do a pulse and two §== ——£ e—y if you have a pulse neurons. if you have a pulse and two you can reply and two neurons you can reply to an e—mail. this is not a bar is what i am saying. high bar is what i am saying. anyone could this. anyone could accomplish this. but what we are trying to get the bottom of it as to the bottom of it as we think there are number of on there are a number of people on there are a number of people on the government payroll who are 77w7hic7h77 7 77w7hic7h7i7s77777 7 77w7hic7h7i7s7probabl7y 7 77w7hic7h7i7s7probablywhy 7 dead, which is probably why they respond, and they cannot respond, and some people who not people who are not real people. they are fictional individuals that are collecting 77 7som7eb7o7dy77 77 7sl>rh7e751>7ay7i757777 7 7som7eb7o7dy7i7s collectin7g777 while somebody is collecting the paycheques. i'd these people real, are they and 7:-= 77-—— he write an e—mail? which i can he write an e—mail? which i think is a reasonable expectation. the american "'”’@;,ma”””” 7 7 7777777h1>m7ai55v7e7777 7 7 7777777h1>mai55v7e757t77 7 7 would have at least public would have at least that expectation of in the sector.
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public sector. roughly1 million employees - public sector. roughly 1i million employees have responded so far to this e:mail. that mean the e—mail, does that mean the remaining 1 million or so remaining 1 million men :::::":::*::”:’ employees remaining 1 million er—se ""’"'"*"”" employees risk remaining 1 million car—so: - employees risk being federal employees risk being terminated. is it your and expectation understanding and expectation that when you post a directive on i the _ that when you post a directive on the cabinet secretaries on x, the cabinet secretaries will follow that order. because a-encies have =— employees this is or not to respond. voluntary or not to respond 7 last week, voluntary or not to respond - last week, president like last week, the president encouraged me via social, encouraged me via truth social, ti; more encouraged me via truth social, tr; more aggressive encouraged me via truth social, ti; more aggressive and i was to be more aggressive and i was like 0k. yes, mr president, we to be more aggressive and i was like indeed 5, mr president, we to be more aggressive and i was like indeed do vir president, we to be more aggressive and i was like indeed do that. fsident, we to be more aggressive and i was like indeed do that. the ent, we is the commander in president is the commander in chief, i do what the president asks. can we out an e—mail asks. can we send out an e—mail to everyone what did you to everyone saying what did you get done last week? the president said yes, so i did presidentrsaid yes, so 1 did and we got
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' : ,:.-4 use m i am president sans ,es, so 1 and and we got a presidentrsaid yes, so 1 did and we got a passionate —= we are we7are going to send response. we are going to send e—mail, but our is another e—mail, but our goal is net be capricious or unfair. not to be capricious or unfair. we want to give every we want to give people every opportunity send an opportunity to send an e—mail, and the simply be and the e—mail could simply be what i am working on that would be sufficient. i think this is common sense.— be sufficient. i think this is common sense. what is your taruet common sense. what is your target number _ common sense. what is your target number i how - common sense. what is your target number i how many| target number for how many workers _ target number for how many workers employers you are workers and employers you are looking — workers and employers you are looking to _ workers and employers you are looking to cut? we workers and employers you are looking to cut?— looking to cut? we wish to keep eve one looking to cut? we wish to keep everyone who — looking to cut? we wish to keep everyone who is _ looking to cut? we wish to keep everyone who is doing _ looking to cut? we wish to keep everyone who is doing a - looking to cut? we wish to keep everyone who is doing a job - everyone who is doing a job thatis everyone who is doing a job that is essential and doing that is essential and doing thatjob that is essential and doing that job well. that is essential and doing thatjob well. but if the job not essential 7 not essential �*not 7 not essential �*not doing is not essential or not doing thejob is not essential or not doing the job well, they should not be the payroll. be on the'p'ubli'c payroll? like to be en the'p'ubli'c payroll? like to add that there would like to add that there i would like to add that there 1 million people who 77 7 "bandit " 77 7 77res7pond7ed7,7the7y7 " 77 7 77res7pond7ed7,7the7yar7e haven't responded, they are on the bubble. i wouldn't say we the—bubble. irwouldn't say we thrilled about it. maybe are thrilled about it. maybe they don't exist. maybe we are
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they don't exist. maybe we are the people who exist. we tbepeopleauho don'texist, we got in, tbepeepleauho don'texist, we got in, this groupjust just got in, this groupjust got here. but most people are the bubble. maybe they are thr to jbble. maybe they are thr to be le. maybe they are thr to be gone, ybe they are thr to be gone, maybe y are thr to be gone, maybe they not around, maybe have are not around, maybe they have otherjobs or where they are be_ be. i 7 be.77|woul7d7n'7t7 be. i wouldn't say jsupposedtobe. i wouldn't say they spent money like biden... they spent money like nobody has ever money wasted money, the green before, wasted moneyrthefereen. �* scam. before, wasted moneyrthefereen. �*scam. we have seen that new scam. we have seen that with some of the things. i read and people speeches and people cannot believe it, 20 million a year, belienle it, 2!) million a year, million here. 30 million here. studio: forviewers us studio: for viewers joining us you watching studio: for viewersjoining us you watching bbc news and you are watching bbc news and donald trump. the first of his of pictures of his cabinet, all of his is around hiicabinet sector is around and elon musk. let's return
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