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The media may mock this extraordinary @elonmusk & @realDonaldTrump show from the Oval Office… but I suspect the way they’re talking about how the US federal government has been spaffing so much taxpayer money up the wall, will have many Americans cheering loudly.”
Mr Morgan addressed this on X, writing We have this unelected, fourth unconstitutional branch of government, which is the bureaucracy, which has in a lot of ways, currently more power than any elected representative,
We want to weed out the corruption. And it seems hard to believe that a judge could say, we don’t want you to do that,
All of our actions are fully public,
The agency shall not fill any vacancies for career appointments that the DOGE Team Lead assesses should not be filled, unless the Agency Head determines the positions should be filled,
All payments must also include a rationale for the payment in the comment field, which is currently left blank. Importantly, we are not yet applying ANY judgment to this rationale, but simply requiring that SOME attempt be made to explain the payment more than NOTHING!,
Require that all outgoing government payments have a payment categorization code, which is necessary in order to pass financial audits. This is frequently left blank, making audits almost impossible."
Highlighting key reforms that need to be implemented, he stated The people voted for major government reform and that’s what the people are going to get,
I don’t think there’s been, I don’t know … a case (of) an organization (that) has been more transparent than the DOGE organization,
I always abide by the courts.”
When asked if he’d accept rulings by judges who he complained have slowed his shock-and-awe start to his second term, the president said Transparency is what builds trust,
Musk said of DOGE’s social media campaign, apparently without noticing the irony of his personal situation They’re worried about their jobs. They’re worried about their families. They’re also worried about their work and the communities they serve,
said Helen Bottcher, a former Environmental Protection Agency employee and current union leader in Seattle By eliminating waste, bloat, and insularity, my Administration will empower American families, workers, taxpayers, and our system of Government itself,
It's not like I think I can get away with something, I'll be scrutinized non-stop."
Musk rejected the criticisms, saying I have detractors? I don't believe it"
Asked by a reporter about his "detractors," Musk first joked Gravitas can be difficult sometimes,
said Musk as his young son X - full name X F A-Xii - began to chatter and squirm during his remarks I check frequently with the president to make sure that this is what the president wants to happen. So, we talk almost every day,
We do find it sort of odd that, you know, there are quite a few people in the bureaucracy who have ostensibly a salary of a few hundred thousand dollars but somehow managed to accrue tens of millions of dollars in net worth while they are in that position,
A Fork in the Road.
At the time, he sent a letter to staff titled At a high level – you say what is the goal of Doge – and I think a significant part of the presidency is to restore democracy,
Musk began as X began to pull at his father’s Maga baseball cap
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