“I love it,” the Republican president told reporters on the plane.

Trump’s idea has been floated previously by Musk, who was in attendance for the address. Musk responded this week to a post on his social media platform X suggesting that Trump announce a “DOGE Dividend” with a $5,000 tax refund check sent to taxpaying households, saying he would “check with the President.”

President Trump backed an idea pitched to Elon Musk of sending checks of up to $5,000 to Americans if DOGE is able to cut federal government costs.

The Trump White House and Treasury Department officials have reached an agreement to limit DOGE's access to IRS data, citing privacy concerns.

The data system DOGE wants access to includes people’s bank account information, Social Security numbers — and whether they’re under investigation by the IRS.

The groups claim DOGE launched a "sweeping campaign to access highly-sensitive information systems" and violated laws that limit executive power, protect civil servants, and guard