At his Cabinet meeting on Thursday, President Trump responded to a DOGE claim that $400 million of unemployment benefits went to "fake people."
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00:00Mr. President, the Labor Department has confirmed that $400 million went to fake people for unemployment benefits.
00:07That's sort of your initial reaction.
00:09I think it's terrible.
00:11I just heard it from Lori, and I appreciate it, and you heard it from Elon's people, right?
00:17That's right.
00:18Elon's done a fantastic job.
00:20Look, he's sitting here, and I don't care.
00:23I don't need Elon for anything other than I happen to like him,
00:26but I'm telling you, this guy did a fantastic job.
00:30I don't need his car.
00:31I actually bought one because, and they said, oh, did you get a bargain?
00:35No.
00:35I said, give me the top price.
00:37I paid a lot of money for that car, but honestly, he makes a great car.
00:42You know what I do with it?
00:43I let the people in the office drive around in it.
00:48Margot, Natalie, they're all, Chamberlain, they're all driving around the most beautiful car.
00:54It's gorgeous.
00:56But I did that as a sign of, just a show of support.
01:00Numerous people have done that.
01:01Just a show of support.
01:03Because, you know, he's done a fantastic job, but he hasn't been treated properly.
01:10Hasn't been treated.