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🗓️ 22 May 2025
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On Point news analyst Jack Beatty assesses what Elon Musk and his Department of Government of Efficiency have achieved as Musk’s appointment as special government employee is due to expire.
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1:12.3 | we live in now. Hello there, Jack. Hello, Magna. Episode 78. What's your headline? |
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1:39.4 | Well, you know, Elon Musk's 130-day appointment as, quote, special government employee, |
1:42.9 | it looks to expire next week. |
1:50.4 | And we're going to take a, do a sort of rough scorecard on what Mosque and his Department of Government Efficiency, Doge, have brought. |
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