Users on Musk’s X want to use DOGE savings to send $5,000 checks to Americans. Trump 'loves' the idea, but can he do that?
- Posted on February 21, 2025
- By Fortune
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Users on Musk’s X want to use DOGE savings to send $5,000 checks to Americans. Trump 'loves' the idea, but can he do that?

If Musk's target of $2 trillion in spending cuts is achieved by next year, supporters of the idea say that about one-fifth of those funds could be distributed to taxpaying households.