Elon Musk said Wednesday that he wants to privatize the U.S. Postal Service and Amtrak, according to reports from multiple news outlets. And as the most powerful oligarch in the U.S.—a man who’s been given the chance to unilaterally dismantle whatever he likes under the guise of a pseudo-government agency called DOGE—the billionaire may get his wish soon.

During a remote appearance at a technology conference in San Francisco, Musk told attendees the U.S. should privatize "as much as possible."

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, as well as an advisor to President Donald Trump, has put forth a proposal for the privatization of the U.S. Postal Service and Amtrak.

Trump said he was considering merging the Postal Service with the U.S. Commerce Department, a move Democrats said would violate federal law.

After working to eliminate government agencies and fire thousands of federal workers, next Musk comes after US Postal Service and Amtrak - Anadolu Ajansı

Elon Musk’s newest targets in his quest to slash the federal government: the United States Postal Service and the national passenger railroad company Amtrak. The DOGE chief said Wednesday at a Morgan Stanley tech conference,

Billionaire Elon Musk has urged the privatization of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and Amtrak, arguing that anything that can reasonably be privatized should be. Speaking at a Morgan Stanley conference,