'Elon On The Shelf' Installed In All Congressional Offices To Remind Lawmakers To Be Efficient

The Babylon Bee ^ | Dec. 19 2024 | The Babylon Bee

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — President-elect Donald Trump was still several weeks away from taking office, but the implementation of new policies by his Department of Government Efficiency had already begun, as "Elon on the Shelf" dolls were being installed in all congressional offices to remind lawmakers to be efficient.

In accordance with DOGE's philosophy, the dolls bearing the image of Elon Musk were placed throughout the Capitol Hill complex to keep legislators in line and help them remember the potential consequences of wasteful spending.

"Every time I think about loading up a piece of legislation with pork and favors for lobbyists, I look at that doll," said one lawmaker. "We're all terrified of that thing. It might be smiling, but you can see something threatening in its eyes. Just like the real Elon."

Sources with knowledge of recent DOGE meetings said the "Elon on the Shelf" dolls would be moved periodically to different locations around congressional offices to keep tabs on lawmakers. "They have all been informed about what will happen if they don't behave," said one insider. "Sometimes you just have to strike fear into the hearts of these congressmen to get the results you need. They're surprisingly similar to young children."

Early results indicated that the dolls were doing the trick, with members of Congress already being shamed into scrapping a bloated government spending bill.

At publishing time, the DOGE source confirmed that members of Congress would also be supervised in Capitol bathrooms by the placement of Trump-inspired "Don on the John" dolls

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Uncanny!

[ProtectOurFreedom]

LOL...I fell for it!

[V_TWIN]

TBH, it looks more like his son......but damned hilarious none the less 😁

[kelly4c]

Now that right there is funny!

[Thank You Rush]

Love it!!!!!!

[combat_boots]

I want one

[GOPJ]

I feel for it all the way up to the bathroom “Don on the John’ dolls... a bridge too far.

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or one flush over the line

[GOPJ]

LOL good one...

[A Formerly Proud Canadian]

How about:

[Georgia Girl 2]

😂

[GOPJ]

LOL - good one. People are in a happy mood today...

[Polyxene]

LOL!! Love it!

[MinorityRepublican]

Trump was all alone on January 20, 2017. That's why they worked so hard to get rid of Michael Flynn.

Everyone else was like Sessions, Pence, Barr, Pompeo.

They were all either RINOs or part of the Deep State.

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That’s even more gov waste. Just make it the official screen saver.

[KarlInOhio]

Will they have WiFi to immediately Tweet any Congressional misbehavior?

[A Formerly Proud Canadian]

Actually, I was looking for a meme that went something like: “Turdeau in the turlet”, but couldn’t find one. This will suffice, however.

[Albion Wilde]

Nana's basement version:

[GOPJ]

It’s good. Stay with what works — and’s funny.

[Elsie]

"We're all terrified of that thing. It might be smiling, but you can see something threatening in its eyes. Just like the real Elon."

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