The amount of any payments — an idea that Trump said was still under consideration — would depend on figures from DOGE, which has had some of its savings claims debunked.
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President Donald Trump floated the idea Wednesday of returning some of the savings recouped by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to U.S. citizens, with an equal amount going to pay down the federal debt.
“There’s even under consideration a new concept where we give 20% of the DOGE savings to American citizens, and 20% goes to paying down debt, because the numbers are incredible,” Trump said.
TrumpmadetheremarksataneventinMiamiBeach,Florida,adayafterMusk indicatedonX thathewouldaskTrumpabouta“DOGEdividend,”describedasataxrefundchecksourcedfromtheTrumpadministration’seffortstodismantlepartsofthefederalgovernment.
Muskwasattheevent,seatednearWhiteHousechiefofstaffSusieWiles,nationalsecurityadviserMikeWaltzandTrump’sson-in-lawJaredKushner.
TrumpappearedtoconfirmtoreportersaboardAirForceOnethattheideaforthe“20%dividend”camefromMusk.
“Iloveit,”TrumpsaidWednesdayn
