Musk — who bought his position of government power by spending roughly $290 million to elect Trump and Republicans last year — has no Senate-confirmed authority. And as a “special government employee,

Jon Stewart became so fired up when talking about DOGE that he cut his hand when he slammed a coffee cup on the “Daily Show” desk.

Does Musk have a shot at cutting $1 trillion from the deficit? Mathematically, yes. As a practical matter, it would be difficult.