Elon Musk at the White House on Wednesday described his first 100 days in Washington leading his Department of Government Efficiency as “very, very intense,” and, while he said he was proud of his team’s work, he blamed what he called an “entrenched set of interests” for hindering their effectiveness so far.

Speaking to a small group of reporters in the Roosevelt Room, Musk was joined by fellow DOGE lieutenants Steve Davis and Antonio Gracias.

Musk was asked what he would have done differently with DOGE after 100 days and said while he believes they have made progress and have been effective, he said DOGE hasn’t been “as effective as I’d like.”

“I think we’ve been effective, not as effective as I’d like, I think we could be more effective, but we made progress.”

Musk was pressed multiple times on whether he still believed his DOGE team would reach their $1 trillion cost-cutting goal – telling reporters he still believes it is “possible” but acknowledged “it’s really difficult.”

“I think it’s possible to do that, but there’s that. It’s a long road to go and, you know, this, this, this really, it’s really difficult,” he said. “But our rate of savings per day is pretty good. You know, we’re like, $1.6 billion a day, 100 days in.”