12/10/2018
https://transcripts.cnn.com...
"I signed an order creating the Department of Government Efficiency and put a man named Elon Musk in charge."
"This will become, potentially, ‘The Manhattan Project’ of our time."
"I told them I want the equivalent of like, $500 billion worth of rare earth, and they’ve essentially agreed to do that."
"Elon Musk isn't an employee of DOGE, and has no actual or formal authority to make government decisions himself."