Elon Musk Sheds Light on Motivations and DOGE Targets at CPAC

‘My mind is a storm,’ the special government employee and technologist said.

Advisor to President Donald Trump who oversees DOGE, Elon Musk, speaks at CPAC in Oxon Hill, Md., on Feb. 20, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

OXON HILL, Md.—In a wide-ranging interview with NewsMax host Rob Schmitt, technologist and special government employee Elon Musk offered insights into what drives him.

Musk was announced on the day of his appearance on Feb. 20, the first day of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Maryland near Washington, D.C.