Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said today he is ready to welcome Elon Musk's team of government cost-cutters to the Pentagon, anticipating they will identify "billions" in wasteful spending that can be redirected toward military readiness. Hegseth, who spoke to reporters today outside U.S. Africa Command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, said he is ready to work with Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) team, calling the tech billionaire “a great patriot” who will bring “actual, businesslike efficiency to government.” “We welcome...
