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At CPAC, Elon Musk Wields Prop Chain Saw to Celebrate DOGE Cuts

HeadlineFeb 21, 2025

Billionaire Elon Musk took the stage Thursday at the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. Musk was welcomed to the far-right gathering by Argentina’s President Javier Milei, who gifted Musk with a chain saw to celebrate DOGE’s efforts to shrink the federal workforce while gutting entire government agencies.

Elon Musk: “Arghhhh! This is the chain saw for bureaucracy! Chain saw!”

Also appearing at CPAC on Thursday were Vice President JD Vance and Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson.

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