Billionaire Elon Musk, tasked with slashing government costs by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, on Wednesday called for the elimination of a federal regulatory agency charged with protecting consumers in the financial sector.

Elon Musk, the tech billionaire and owner of X (formerly Twitter), has sparked controversy with his recent call to “delete” the CFPB.

Musk called for eliminating the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, highlighting the renewed threat under Trump to a regulatory agency that has long been a target of Republicans and business advocacy groups.