Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and perhaps President Donald Trump's most influential adviser, appeared at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Thursday, waving a chainsaw in the air. The chainsaw was a gift from Argentine President Javier Milei, who has used it as a symbol of his efforts to restore fiscal discipline. Musk used the chainsaw to symbolize his cost-cutting initiatives, which include cutting government spending and downsizing the federal workforce. He declared that he would "put U.S. federal agencies in a wood chipper" while cutting government spending. Musk's appearance at CPAC was met with huge cheers from the crowd, and he used the opportunity to criticize the previous Biden administration's immigration policies, accusing Democrats of "treason." The chainsaw, engraved with Milei's slogan "Viva la libertad, carajo" (Long live liberty, damn it), was waved around by Musk, who also joked about his security and the state of his mind, saying "My mind is a storm. It's a storm."