The head of the Department of Government Efficiency suggested the move while speaking at a Morgan Stanley conference Wednesday.

During a remote appearance at a Morgan Stanley tech conference, he said the government should "privatize everything we possibly can."

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 said he believes that the U.S. should “privatize anything that can be privatized," including Amtrak and the Postal Service.

Department of Government Efficiency Director Elon Musk met with GOP lawmakers Wednesday after suggesting the federal government privatize services as much as possible.

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.

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

Elon Musk added Amtrak to the list of government-funded services on his chopping board, saying privatization was the only way to fix the federally owned railroad.

The market is exactly the wrong place to put something if you want a rail transportation system that meets the needs of all of America.’ Project 2025 called for the privatization of all sorts of government agencies and services,

Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has slashed government spending and dismantled entire federal agencies and programs, with billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency leading the charge.