The White House said Tuesday that some media outlets are distorting the words of Department of Government Efficiency leader Elon Musk, who said the potential for massive waste in entitlements like Social Security makes them a priority target for review.

The White House Rapid Response team posted a clip of Musk being interviewed on Fox Business in which he talked about the potential of waste and fraud in entitlements, not wide-ranging program spending cuts. Musk said as much as $700 billion in improper payments could be involved.

President Donald Trump last week also said his administration is “not going to touch” entitlement programs such as Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, but didn’t rule out that spending cuts can come through rooting out fraud and waste in the programs.

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