>Donald Trump is demanding that Elon Musk recover millions the federal government paid to Reuters over the course of four years for a mysterious 'social engineering defense' program. >The years-old contract was discovered by Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and reveals that the Department of Defense awarded Thomson Reuters Special Services, LLC (TRSS) a contract worth approximately $9.15 million. >The contract began in September 2018, when President Trump was in office, and concluded in November 2022. >The contract was filed under the Pentagon's 'Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services' and 'Research and Development' programs. And a pro-Trump incubator and investing consultant claims the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) says the contract to TRSS was for cyber defense. >Thomson Reuters Corporation is the company under which the government relations services company TRSS falls. But it is also the parent corporation for the news agency Reuters. >The connection to the media company is likely what led to the outrage from DOGE, Musk and Trump over the multi-million-dollar contract. >'DOGE: Looks like Radical Left Reuters was paid $9,000,000 by the Department of Defense to study 'large scale social deception.' GIVE BACK THE MONEY, NOW!' Trump demanded in a post to his Truth Social account on Thursday. . . [Archive](https://archive.today/OyDxg)