He seemed to be signaling that his personal power would undergo a rapid and emphatic re-boot now that he was no longer in Trump's employ,
As the press filed out,
He had to go through the slings and the arrows, which is a shame,
I could have said, ‘Drop to your knees and beg,’ and he would have done it,
I said, ‘Go ahead, punch me in the face,’
I think you should get rid of it. It’s too catastrophic,
These are the things that really hurt presidents, and they are increasing the probability that something is going to happen,
I just think it’s going to be seen five to 10 years from now as something very big and very permanent, ... and that was done only because of a guy like Musk, who can come in and shake things up.”
I just think there were a lot of unforced errors that a more knowledgeable DOGE team would have avoided,
When you find the problem, you don’t know how far the cancer has spread. You just found a cancer cell,
We went about it methodically, ... department by department and, yes, used some outside analysts, but they were seasoned government civil servants who knew about government in general,
I think it was an important thing, a necessary thing and I think it will have a good effect in the future,
You can’t even blame the individuals,
The fundamental moral flaw of the left is empathy for the criminals but not empathy for the victims,
It’s just a lot of work going through the vast expenses of the federal government,
The Oval Office finally has the majesty that it deserves, thanks to the president,
I just want to thank Elon for his time as special government employee,
The DOGE team will only grow stronger over time,
Elon’s service to America has been without comparison in modern history,
Make sure the door remains closed, ... No, I spoke to him and he’s fine. They’re two really good people I know very well. And I don’t know what that was all about.”