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Elon Musk Says AI And Robots Are The Only Way To Solve America's $40 Trillion Debt Problem — ‘We’re Not G

Elon Musk Identifies AI and Robotics as the Sole Solution for America's 40 Trillion Dollar Debt

Elon Musk, the trillionaire leader of Tesla and SpaceX, believes that the United States cannot fix its $40 trillion national debt through standard government procedures. According to a report from Axios on Saturday, October 19, 2026, Musk argues that artificial intelligence and robotics are the only tools capable of bridging the massive deficit. These comments come after Musk spent time leading the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, during the early portion of President Donald Trump’s second term.

THE Challenge of Federal Spending

The DOGE initiative was originally a partnership between Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. However, Ramaswamy departed from

Source: benzinga.com · 2026-10-19

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