White House says some employees were fired by mistake

A reporter asked Musk about a comment he made claiming $50 million was spent by the federal government to give condoms to Gaza and Hamas, when it fact it was sent to a province in Mozambique named Gaza as part of an HIV prevention measure.

The reporter asked Musk for assurances that his words could be trusted.

"Some of the things I say may be incorrect and should be corrected. Nobody's batting 1.000," Musk responded. "We all make mistakes, but we'll act to quickly correct any mistakes."

Trump and other Republicans have repeatedly made that false claim over the last couple of weeks.

Musk, however, defended his position that such humanitarian programs needed to be curtailed.

"I'm not sure we should be sending $50 million worth of condoms to anywhere. Frankly, I'm not sure that's something Americans would be really excited about," he said. "If it went to Mozambique instead of Gaza, I'm like, 'OK, that's not as bad, but still, you know, why are we doing that?'"

When asked who Musk works closely with when making decisions, the billionaire replied that he works "with agency heads" and "there are certain checks in place."

He added that they are sure to check in with the president to make sure they are following his wishes.

“I talk to Trump almost every day,” he added.

Trump again spoke about his deadline for Hamas to release hostages by Saturday, repeating he doubts that Hamas will comply.

"We had a busy day today, the King [Abdullah of Jordan] just left, and we -- we've had a great discussion, terrific discussion, concerning Gaza and everything else. We had discussions also about Saturday at 12 o'clock. It's going to be a big moment. We'll see what happens. I don't expect much happening with these people, but we'll see what happens," Trump said.

-ABC News’ Molly Nagle

Trump was asked about the recent court orders that temporarily blocked DOGE's actions, including budget and personnel cuts.

The president said he'll "always abide by the courts," but would appeal the decision.

"But appeals take a long time and I hope if you show a judge a corrupt check, I hope a judge would say 'Give it back to the taxpayers,'" Trump said.

Musk was asked to elaborate on fraud he sees in the U.S. Treasury, but he didn't give a direct answer.

"The stuff we're doing with Treasury is so basic, it's hard to believe it hasn't happened already. Like payment categorization codes," he claimed without providing further details.

-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart