Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Feb 20 defended the sweeping government downsizing efforts by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) he has spearheaded to an audience of supporters at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland.

Musk told the crowd that the cuts have been made to keep programs like Medicare and Social Security operational.

WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news
SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar
LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline