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Podcast: Apple News Today
Episode: How Musk built his empire off of government contracts
Description: On today’s show: After a contentious meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy, European leaders rallied around Ukraine and pledged increased economic and military support. ABC News has the details on the new aid and a proposed framework for a peace deal to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Desmond Butler with the Washington Post reports that Elon Musk – whose DOGE team is trying to cut down on government funding — is himself one of the biggest beneficiaries of taxpayer money, having received at least $38 billion from government contracts over more than 20 years.
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