Key takeaways from Donald Trump’s first cabinet meeting with Elon Musk | Donald Trump News

US President Donald Trump held the first cabinet meeting in his second term, surrounded by allies such as Trade Minister Howard Lottenic and Foreign Minister Marco Rubio.
But it can be said that one guest is the most controversial: billionaire Elon Musk.
Throughout the general part of the Wednesday meeting, Musk stood alongside the rectangular treasury table, wearing a shirt decorated with the phrase “technical support”.
Most of the Cabinet officials need the Senate’s assertion to join the Presidential Consulting Committee. But critics have warned that Musk had tremendous power on the White House Trump, without electing or facing a barbecue in the Senate.
After an opening prayer, thank God for President Trump, Musk spoke to the journalists who gathered at the cabinet meeting, where he presented an emotional defense of his work as head of the Ministry of Government efficiency, or Doug.
Trump also addressed the possibility of peace in Ukraine, the definitions he planned to impose and lay off the collective workers within the federal workforce.
But the main members of the international press, including correspondents from the Associated Press, were prevented from participating in the meeting, amid a continuous dispute over the freedom of the press and the use of terms such as the “Gulf of Mexico”, which is objecting to it.
Here are some fast food from their meeting.

Musk Dog describes as “technical support”
Musk was wearing his black “Make America Great”, and he was one of the first advisers to spoke at the cabinet meeting.
His remarks came within hours of Administration note Inviting federal departments and agencies to prepare to expand their workforce. The federal government employs more than two million workers, many of whom are non -party civil service members.
To start, Musk tried to reduce the role of Doge in the government, saying it is primarily expensive to modernize government technology.
On the first day of his second term, Trump replaced the American digital service, a technology office, with Dog, who absorbed its workers.
“I actually call myself modest technical support here because, as it seems, it seems almost a literal description of the DOGE team: helping to reform government computer systems.”
Then he controlled the most controversial Doj jobs: workers’ demobilization, reduced federal spending and combing through huge amounts of government data.
Earlier this week, a group of 21 Doug employees ResignWarning that the department’s functions were endangering the sensitive data. They also accused Dog of dismantling “critical public services” and serving an ideological agenda.
But Mousse argued on Wednesday that Duji’s actions were necessary to reduce the country’s deficit.
He added that he was “confident” that Dog may find “a trillion dollars of savings.” As of the fiscal year 2024, the United States government spent $ 6.75 trillion.
“If we do not do this, America will go bankrupt. For this reason, it should be done.”
Trump praised the efforts of Musk during the meeting, with his calls for or eliminating the Ministry of Education and the Environmental Protection Agency.
“I spoke with Lee Zelade,” Trump said, in reference to the manual minister of environment, said. “He believes that he will cut 65 or so on from the environment, and we will also speed up the process.”
“We had many people who did not do their job,” Trump added. “They were just obstacles.”
However, Musk admitted that the Doge team had made some mistakes in the referee, although he promised to fix any mistakes quickly.
“One of the things that we missed in a short time was Ebola – the prevention of Ebola. I think we all want to prevent Ebola, so we have regained the prevention of Ebola immediately.”

Musk doubles the controversial email threat
As part of the batch to rid the federal workforce, Musk announced on Saturday that federal employees are asking them to respond to an email with a list of five points of their achievements during the past week.
This e -mail came with a tight deadline: Monday. Musk warned that lack of compliance would lead to the end of the employees.
Immediately, the threat of musk and confusion in the government is cultivated with Some agencies Advice to its employees to completely ignore it. In the end, the government retracted the deadline on Monday.
But Musk has renewed the threat since then, writing On the social media platform, “taking into account the president’s appreciation, they are [federal employees] Another opportunity will be given. Failure to respond for the second time will lead to termination. “
Defenders of work rights called on this arbitrary and illegal measure. However, Musk raised baseless speculation at the cabinet meeting on Wednesday that employees who do not respond may have died.
“I think the email may have misrepresented it as a performance review, but in reality it was a review of the pulse examination,” Mousse said, a muffled laugh. “Do you have a pulse? Do you have pulse and nerve cells? If you have a pulse and neurons, you can respond to an email.”
The statement was similar to a former false accusation that Musk had taken around social security. He claimed that tens of millions of dead were receiving social security examinations, due to the clear explanation of the Cobol programming language.
However, Musk expressed more speculation on Wednesday that some federal employees may not be in the first place.
Musk said: “What we are trying to reach down is: We believe that there are a number of people in government salaries who died, and for this reason they may not be able to respond, and some people who are not real people,” Musk said.
“Like, they are fictional individuals literally collecting chicami women.”

Trump expands the idea of ”Gold Card”
Meanwhile, Trump continued to advance in the proposal to create an alternative to green cards, which are identification documents granted to the permanent legal population in the United States.
His idea was called “Gold Card”, and it will require potential immigrants to pay $ 5 million to the United States government.
On Wednesday, it was announced that the proposed “gold card” will not only grant migrants the right to live and work in the United States, but also as a quick path to citizenship
“It is a type of green card plus, and it is a way to citizenship,” he said.
But critics asked whether the “Gold Card” proposal would be a way to fraud or whether it would work as an exclusion device, which provides only immigration services to the wealthy.
However, Trump argued on Wednesday that he would benefit talented workers from abroad. He explained a vision as major technology companies such as Apple pay “gold cards” for foreign employees, and compare them with a signature reward for athletes.
He said: “Apple or one of the companies will come out, and they may buy five of them, and they will get five people.”
Trump also speculated that the flow of wealth from “golden cards” will not only help pay American debts but also bring job creation to the American economy.
“I will tell you, people who can pay $ 5 million, will create job opportunities. They will spend a lot of money on jobs. They will have to pay taxes on that as well. So they will employ people. They will bring people and companies.”
“And I don’t know, maybe you will sell like madness. I think he will sell like madness. It’s a deal.”

Trump raises mystery at Mexico’s timing, Canada’s tariff
The cabinet meeting was held on Wednesday, when the United States also suffers towards a deadline for a self -imposed date to put a customs tariff on two of its largest commercial partners, Canada and Mexico.
Trump threatened to impose a 25 percent tariff on American neighbors even before taking office, as a way to push the two countries to tighten border restrictions. He referred to trafficking in fentanel and irregular migration as a motive for definitions.
But after receiving concessions from both governments in early February, Trump was late to impose definitions until March 4.
However, at Wednesday’s meeting, Trump raised confusion during this deadline, saying that the definitions would instead arrive on April 2.
Lootnick, the Trade Secretary, hinted that there may be further dependent on the definitions if Canada and Mexico can prove to the president that they did an excellent job. “
“They must prove to the president that they were satisfied with this regard.”
Mexico has already adhered to 10,000 National Guard soldiers with its border patrols with the United States, and Canada has appointed “Vintanel Caesar” to treat drug trafficking, although only about 0.2 percent of fentiannets occur on the Canadian border.
However, Trump used the threat of customs tariffs to pressure Canada to waive its sovereignty and became the 51st American state, a feeling of repeated on Wednesday.
I say that Canada should be our 51st condition. There is no tariff, nothing. And I say that we give them military protection. They have a very small army.
We protect Canada. But it is not fair. It is not fair that they do not pay their path. And if they have to pay their way, they will not be able to exist. “

Trump confirms that Russia will make concessions
Trump’s final notes on the issue of war in Ukraine came, as Russia has pressed forward with a large -scale invasion since February 2022.
Trump reaffirmed that Ukrainian President Folodimir Zellinsky will come to the White House on Friday, in order to sign a deal that guarantees us to reach rare land minerals in Ukraine.
“We will really participate with Ukraine in rare land. We need a rare land. He said,” They have a great rare land, “adding that the deal” brings us a great wealth. “
But Trump refuted the idea that the deal will adhere to the United States to provide Ukraine with security assistance, as it tries to withdraw Russia’s progress.
“Well, I will not make security guarantees a lot. Trump said:” We will make Europe do so. “
He added that the presence of American citizens on Ukrainian lands could be a deterrent to the future aggression.
“It is great for Ukraine as well because they take us there, and we will work there. We will be on the ground. He said that this way, there is a kind of automatic safety because no one will wander with our people when we are there.”
Throughout his second term so far, Trump has placed himself as a peacemaker – but in both Ukraine and Gaza, he tried to confirm the rights of the United States on land and resources.
In the case of Gaza, Trump has repeatedly suggested that “the United States can take over” and “possess” war torn lands, which led to the permanent displacement of its Palestinian residents.
On Wednesday, before the cabinet meeting, he issued a social media account so The artificial video generated by intelligenceIt showed that Gaza turned into a resort called Trump.
Despite his promises to restore world peace, Trump admitted at the meeting that he might not be able to present it in the Ukraine case.
“I can’t guarantee it. As you know, the deal is a deal. Many crazy things happen in deals, right? But I think we will face a deal.”
A journalist then asked him whether Russian President Vladimir Putin had concessions as part of peace negotiations.
Yes, Trump will replied, “He will have to do so.”
Another journalist quickly asked the concessions that the American president wants to see. But Trump used the question in the axis. Instead of responding, he blamed Ukraine again for the start of Russia’s invasion by seeking to join the NATO military alliance.
NATO, you can forget. Trump said: “I think this is why the whole thing is starting.”
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