Brief by Shorts91NewsDesk / 09:48am on 12 Feb 2025,Wednesday International
Elon Musk joked about claims that 150-year-olds are receiving US Social Security. "I think they're probably dead, is my guess, or they should be very famous, one of the two," he said. The US Social Security program supports retired and disabled people, but living to 150 is extremely rare. Musk is leading a government team under US President Donald Trump to cut spending. Trump plans to reduce the federal budget by $1 trillion. The US debt has reached $36.2 trillion. Critics argue the cuts are extreme, but Musk's team is reviewing payments and jobs to reduce waste.
