Trump says Musk will review “almost” every federal agency

Washington – President Trump, at a press conference with Japanese Prime Minister, indicated that Elon musk It will have a wide geographical width to enter the federal wards and agencies as it aims to reduce federal consumption for two trillion dollars.

He said he asked for a male to inspect “almost” every federal agency.

“Pentagon, education, almost everything,” said the president. “We’ll go through everything.”

Mr. Trump said to tell a male where to go, and he goes to that agency.

“I’ll choose the target and say,” Come in, “said the president.

In response to a journalist’s question about why Doge needs access to personal data from Americans, such as bank accounts and social security numbers, it seemed that the president supported Doge’s efforts, indicating that they did not need data.

“Well, not, but they very easily, I mean, in our country we don’t have really good security,” said Mr. Trump. However, Doge obtained access to information because of the president’s commands that allowed it, not because of the background of security.

He added that Doge would question the trillion in federal funds spent “perhaps illegally”. He said he was proud of the job “This Youth Group” works.

The President abolished the Doge -Aa staff member, Marc Elez, who resignedAccording to the Wall Street Journal, which connected him with the now -unusual social media account that expresses racist and eugenic views. The magazine found a post since last July, in which he read: “Just for the record, I was racist before it was cool.” In September, another post on X read: “You couldn’t pay me to marry outside my ethnicity. I normalize Indian hatred.” CBS News has not confirmed the existence of an account or post. The magazine said Elez did not respond to more comment requests.

Vice President JD VanceIn response to the survey of X, he told Elez’s employment, “I obviously disagree with some Elez posts, but I don’t think the stupid social media activity should ruin the child’s life. We should not reward journalists trying to destroy people.

Mr. Trump said he was not familiar with the details, but if Vance supported the return of the employee, “I am with the vice president.”

Shortly after the press conference, Musk said Elez would be full. “Will come back”, He wrote On X. “It is a mistake of a man, forgiven the divine.”

The president was also asked if she wanted to release the FBI agents who worked on investigations 6 January 2021, an attack on the US capitol.

“No, but I’ll let go of some of them because some of them were corrupt,” he replied.

During a press conference, which followed after a meeting of Mr. Trump with Prime Minister Shiger Ishib, the president praised Ishiba and had a warm word for the US-Japan relationship, but still indicated that Japan would be subject to new tariffs.

“We’ll have tariffs, mostly reciprocal tariffs,” said Mr. Trump, and they will be announced early next week. “Very reciprocal, because I think it’s the only fair way to do it. No one was injured in that way,” he added, “as opposed to a flat fee tariff.”

The president also said that Nippon Steel’s agreement to buy American steel It would restructure as an investment, not as a direct purchase.

“They agreed to invest a lot in American steel, unlike it, and that sounds very exciting,” the president said. “And we will meet with Nissan next week, head Nissana, a very great company, and they will elaborate the details,” Trump said (it seems he said “Nissan”, although Nippon is the name name Japanese steel company.

Ishiba said that Japanese technology will be provided and that “better quality products will be produced in the United States”.

The President also announced that Japan would take new shipments of American liquidated natural gas or LNG “in record numbers”.

In his introductory speech, the president said he was “convinced that the appreciated alliances between our two countries and others will still bloom for a long time in the future.” He added: “Military cooperation between the United States and Japan is one of our closest security partnerships, which is one of the loved ones we have anywhere in the world.”

Mr. Trump said that two leaders spoke “long and tiring” about their economic and trade relations and noted that Japanese big investments in the USA said to Mr. Trump that Japan would have some “competition” because other countries were eager to invest in USA

Ishiba said through the translator that their discussion was “honest” and “productive”. Two leaders said they would issue a joint statement about Japan-US, which would serve as a compass. “I look forward to working with President Trump, whom I am immensely respecting, to introduce in the new golden age of Japan-US,” said the Japanese leader.

Trump and Japanese Prime Minister talk about American steel, tariffs, car issues, national security

Prior to the press conference, among the main questions that will appear during Mr. Trump’s meeting with Japanese Prime Minister was Nippon Steel’s contract to buy US Steel, despite the rejection of former President Joe Biden and Mr. Trump Previous pledge to block the contract.

Mr. Trump told reporters on Friday that he had not changed his mind on US Stoel, but more sources had previously said he was thinking of letting Nippon finish his acquisition of $ 14.1 billion. Mr. Trump told reporters on Friday that he and the Japanese Prime Minister would talk about the US Celik Agreement.

Mr. Trump met with the US CEO, David Burritt, on Thursday at the White House. Administration of bidet blocked the sale of American steel to Nippon Steel last month. American Steel and Nippon Steel filed lawsuits over the decision of the Biden Management Board to stop Nippon Steel to take over his rival company headquartered in Pittsburgh.

“The United States is proud of our long and close alliance with Japan, and it is time for the new age of relations in the US to bring peace and prosperity to Indo-Pacific,” a senior administration official told reporters on a telephone call. “Our two countries will continue to work together to ensure that we distract threats in the region throughout a number of military capabilities.”

The appearance of Mr. Trump with the Japanese Prime Minister is his second meeting and a joint press conference with a foreign leader this week. On Tuesday, Mr. Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and said that they wanted to now download control from and “own” a gauze strip.

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