Jessica Tarlov noted that the world's richest man is cutting public spending while having billions in federal contracts and a litany of potential conflicts of interest.

Elon Musk’s role as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE, is on the surface a dramatic effort to overhaul the inefficiencies of federal bureaucracy. But beneath the rhetoric of cost-cutting and regulatory streamlining lies a troubling scenario.

Musk has consolidated control over large swaths of the government with President Trump‘s blessing since assuming leadership of the Department of Government Efficiency.

Billionaire Elon Musk said on Thursday many federal government agencies must be eliminated as part of President Donald Trump's push to radically overhaul the U.S. government. "We do need to delete entire agencies,