Budget on the Joe Rogan Experience

“right now NASA is spending the equivalent of one attack helicopter a year on investigating the comet and asteroid danger. You know, $50 million a year.”

The guest states NASA spends about $50 million a year investigating comet and asteroid impact danger.

“our interest payments on the national debt now exceed the Defense Department budget, and the defense budget is like a trillion dollars a year.”

Musk claims US interest payments on the national debt now exceed the roughly one-trillion-dollar Defense Department budget.

“Now, of course, part of the question here has to do with, they'll say, well, we wasted this money on the poor. You say, well, wait a minute. Donald Trump just …”

West claims Trump passed a $750 billion military budget.

“the interest payments which are already 23% of all government income, including income taxes, tariffs, and everything, is just going to pay interest right now.”

Musk claims interest payments already consume 23% of all US government revenue (income taxes, tariffs, and other receipts combined).