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US President Donald Trump held the first Cabinet meeting of his new administration on Feb 26.
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Elon Musk starred at Donald Trump’s first Cabinet meeting on Feb 26, with the US president insisting his team was “thrilled” with the extraordinary power given to his billionaire adviser despite reported tensions over his sweeping government cuts.
Mr Trump asked tech tycoon Mr Musk, who was wearing a black “Make America Great Again” baseball cap, to stand up and talk about the controversial programme of his so-called Department of Government Efficiency (Doge).
