President Donald Trump held the first Cabinet meeting of his second term on Wednesday and in the room, and at times taking center stage, was Elon Musk. For little more than an hour, Trump sought to tout his administration's work so far and fielded questions on everything from the status of Musk's efforts to force federal firings to negotiations to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Elon Musk grabbed center stage at the first cabinet meeting of President Trump’s second term, saying “America will go bankrupt” without his budget-slashing efforts.

President Donald Trump held his first cabinet meeting. His secretaries attended but it was Elon Musk who got most of the attention.

The billionaire adviser to the president spoke at the beginning of the meeting with the heads of agencies such as the state department and Pentagon.

President Donald Trump announced he will visit Fort Knox with Elon Musk in his speech on Saturday at the Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) conference. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: We're also going to Fort Knox.

Elon Musk has told federal workers that they must justify their work or resign, according to reports. How to resist the crisis happening in our democracy is discussed by Joy Reid during the final edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.