It’s not his fault. Billionaire Elon Musk is telling Republican lawmakers that he is not to blame for the firings of thousands of federal workers, including veterans, as pushes to downsize the government.

Elon Musk has visited Capitol Hill for private meetings with Republicans about his Department of Government Efficiency’s budget slashing

Billionaire Elon Musk began meetings with Republican lawmakers Wednesday as Congress grapples with the implications of his Department of Government Efficiency, which has recommended massive spending cuts across the federal government.

Elon Musk met with Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill Wednesday to discuss enshrining DOGE cuts into law. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more on that and the looming deadline for a government shutdown.

Elon Musk tried to distance his federal spending task force from the Trump administration’s firings of thousands of civil servants during meetings with Republican lawmakers, according to multiple reports.

Elon Musk is expected to brief House Republicans Wednesday night about the "ongoing work of DOGE." In the closed-door meeting, Senate Republicans are supposedly pushing Musk to pass his efforts to cut down federal spending and the federal workforce through Congress.