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Elon Musk calls for the U.S. government to delete entire agencies: 'Remove the roots of the weed'

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Tesla founder Elon Musk says the U.S. government needs to "delete entire agencies" in a cost and efficiency drive.

"I think we do need to delete entire agencies, as opposed to leave part of them behind.. It's kind of like leaving a weed," Musk said.

The South African -born engineer and tech entrepreneur has been named by Trump as a "special government employee".

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