Elon Musk wants to privatize the United States’ Postal Service and Amtrak, he said on Wednesday. It’s “kind of embarrassing” how other countries have “way better passenger rail than we do,” like China’s bullet trains,
Musk's comments on Wednesday align with President Trump’s past remarks criticizing the Postal Service for not turning a profit.
CEO and DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) chief Elon Musk suggested that the U.S. Postal Service and Amtrak should be privatized, emphasizing that anything that can be privatized should be, Reuters reported.
Elon Musk says that he believes the US Postal Service and Amtrak need to be privatized and that “we should privatize anything that can reasonably be privatized.” Speaking virtually at the Morgan Stanley Technology Media & Telecom conference,
Elon Musk said during a conference Wednesday that he believes the U.S. should make private anything that can be reasonably privatized.
Trump said he was considering merging the Postal Service with the U.S. Commerce Department, a move Democrats said would violate federal law.
DOGE chief and Trump advisor Elon Musk on Wednesday suggested that the US Postal Service and Amtrak need to be privatized. Speaking virtually at the Morgan Stanley Technology Media & Telecom conference,