In an exclusive interview with FOX Business' Larry Kudlow, Elon Musk – the face of Tesla, SpaceX and now the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) – gave a behind-the-scenes look at how his team operates and identifies alleged spending waste and fraud. "We look at the president's executive orders, and we also just follow the money," Musk said. "So we started looking closely at USAID because they were completely violating the president's executive orders to suspend foreign aid." "I think, one of the biggest sources of fraud in the world, is government-funded non-governmental organizations. This is a gigantic fraud loophole where the government can give money to an NGO, and then there are no controls over that NGO," he continued. Musk confirmed that the department has "pretty much" gained access to every government agency and its spending data, adding that DOGE is "transparent line-by-line" on what expenditures it intends to slash, as listed on their website. TRUMP PRAISES ‘REAL PATRIOT’ ELON MUSK FOR ‘OPENING A LOT OF EYES’ WITH D.O.G.E. DOGE was created by President Donald Trump through an executive order he signed on Inauguration Day. Under the order, DOGE will be a temporary organization within the White House that will spend 18 months until July 4, 2026, carrying out its mission of cutting trillions of dollars from the national deficit. 
Elon Musk shows off DOGE shirt White House Senior Advisor Elon Musk walks to the White House after landing in Marine One on the South Lawn with U.S. President Donald Trump. (Getty Images)The billionaire entrepreneur pushed back against those who have criticized DOGE over its access to federal systems, including the Treasury Department's payment system, as well as moves to cancel federal contracts and make cuts at various agencies.
