We should try to privatize everything we possibly can,' the DOGE head says. Amtrak, however, says its 'business performance is strong.' Will Trump squash Biden-era funding that's working to fix it?

During a remote appearance at a Morgan Stanley tech conference, he said the government should "privatize everything we possibly can."

Elon Musk said Wednesday that he wants to privatize the U.S. Postal Service and Amtrak, according to reports from multiple news outlets. And as the most powerful oligarch in the U.S.—a man who’s been given the chance to unilaterally dismantle whatever he likes under the guise of a pseudo-government agency called DOGE—the billionaire may get his wish soon.

Trump said he was considering merging the Postal Service with the U.S. Commerce Department, a move Democrats said would violate federal law.

During a remote appearance at a technology conference in San Francisco, Musk told attendees the U.S. should privatize "as much as possible."

Billionaire Elon Musk has proposed privatizing Amtrak and the USPS, highlighting their financial struggles. Musk's suggestion, which requires Congress's approval, challenges former President Biden's commitment to these institutions and recent efforts to modernize rail services.

Elon Musk’s newest targets in his quest to slash the federal government: the United States Postal Service and the national passenger railroad company Amtrak. The DOGE chief said Wednesday at a Morgan Stanley tech conference,

Among the agencies Musk would like to see privatized are Amtrak and the U.S. Postal Service. “I think we should privatize anything that can be privatized, just so you’ve got a feedback loop for improvement,

Billionaire Elon Musk has urged the privatization of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and Amtrak, arguing that anything that can reasonably be privatized should be. Speaking at a Morgan Stanley conference,