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Elon Musk was the headliner at President Trump's first cabinet meeting today.

The president surrounded by those at the seat of power in his administration.

But it was Musk who held the floor, defending his work at Doge as the president's budget cutter-in-chief,

saying it was the president who encouraged him to be more aggressive,

warning the country is heading for bankruptcy and admitting

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