Mr. Musk dug into his companies’ budgets, preferring to cut too much rather than too little and to deal with the fallout later. Under Donald Trump, he is set to apply those tactics to the U.S. government. Musk, Elon, Trump, Donald J, Government Efficiency Department (US), Tesla Motors Inc, Space Exploration Technologies Corp, X (Formerly Twitter), Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, Private Spaceflight, Space and Astronomy, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Social Media, Layoffs and Job Reductions, Computers and the Internet, Presidential Election of 2024, Driverless and Semiautonomous Vehicles, Automobile Safety Features and Defects Mr. Musk dug into his companies’ budgets, preferring to cut too much rather than too little and to deal with the fallout later. Under Donald Trump, he is set to apply those tactics to the U.S. government. NYT > Business