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Musk steamrolls Washington as he remakes the federal government
Politico Magazine ^ | Feb 4 | By Holly Otterbein, Eli Stokols and Jordain Carney

Posted on 02/04/2025 4:43:56 AM PST by RandFan

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Elon Musk doing a good job. So much can be cut without touching entitlements. He said at least 1 trillion by next year.

His idea is to balance the books and that would put him close I think?

1 posted on 02/04/2025 4:43:56 AM PST by RandFan
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I think the American people will overwhelmingly support slashing the bureaucracy especially when all these egregious examples of corruption, fraud, waste, and abuse are uncovered. We all suspected it was this bad for a long time but the bureaucracy managed to hide it for a long time through abusing their powers. Now its being exposed for all to see and so much of it is simply indefensible.

Besides, pointing out how the DC Swamp has gotten rich at taxpayer expense...how 5 of the 7 richest counties in America are suburbs of the District of Corruption infuriates most people in this country.


2 posted on 02/04/2025 4:48:17 AM PST by FLT-bird
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Funny that they did not speak this way of Soros, IIRC.


3 posted on 02/04/2025 4:48:43 AM PST by OttawaFreeper ("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966 )
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flying in the face of critics who argued his so-called Department of Government Efficiency would be a do-nothing blue-ribbon commission.

One of the best parts of the whole thing.
4 posted on 02/04/2025 4:49:42 AM PST by mmichaels1970 ( )
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Musk want’s to reshape the government?

they say that like it’s a bad thing.

I say “BRING IT ON!!!!!”

The government we have now is NOT what the Founding Fathers set up nor intended.


5 posted on 02/04/2025 4:50:03 AM PST by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus)
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I believe the projected deficit will be 2 trillion, meaning it puts us half way if we can trim 2 trillion of it. We can likely do more than 1 trillion of cuts and any additional economic growth we can unleash will also reduce the remining trillion by adding to budget revenue. Also anything the Feds can sell that we are losing money on currently will help, like federal office buildings that are unused due to workers quitting rather than returning to in-person jobs or combining half empty spaces.


6 posted on 02/04/2025 4:51:50 AM PST by desertsolitaire ( Lee Harvey Oswald and the Bands final performance)
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Touch entitlements!

Cut WELFARE!

SNAP, Section 8, Medicaid, 0bamaphone, free transportation, everything!

My saintly teacher wife plays Valet each morning to the stoned welfare queens driving Mercedes and Lexus who are so fat they can’t get out of their own pot skunky cars to help their chunk of lard offspring by different absent sperm donors get out of their federally required car seats!!!


7 posted on 02/04/2025 4:52:45 AM PST by Uncle Miltie (Call Traitor General Milley back into service, bust him to private, courtmartial, convict, hang.)
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BTTT


8 posted on 02/04/2025 4:54:18 AM PST by nopardons
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Agree that Musk is doing the country a great service. He is lifting up the rock and watching the cockroaches run for cover.

And, of course, the Lefties are screaming bloody murder. Likewise, the MSM is dutifully trying to create a wedge between Musk and Trump.


9 posted on 02/04/2025 4:54:25 AM PST by rbg81 (=)
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Remember, this article is from Politico (radical left).


10 posted on 02/04/2025 4:54:47 AM PST by Highest Authority (DemonRats are pure EVIL)
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Musk is the best man for this type of jobs. An Aspie can stay on their interest 24 hours/day and never tire.


11 posted on 02/04/2025 4:56:12 AM PST by Jonty30 (Groundhogs don't falsify their predictions for grant money, whereas climate scientists do. )
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I love the way they make it look like this is a renegade Musk. This was all Trump’s idea. Musk didn’t know the inner workings and pressure points, and weaknesses of the deep state. Trump’s been plotting this for years. Musk is just the right man, at the right time, in the right spot to execute Trump’s plan.


12 posted on 02/04/2025 4:57:36 AM PST by HYPOCRACY (Democracy is dead. Long live the Republic!)
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Very crafty and subtle effort in this article to try and sow the seeds of dissention between Trump and Musk. Do not let this happen. Trump is president. Musk is doing things almost no one else could do at this speed. It’s a blitzkrieg. This is exactly what we vote for.


13 posted on 02/04/2025 4:58:06 AM PST by Obadiah
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It probably wont happen just yet can you imagine ...


14 posted on 02/04/2025 4:58:14 AM PST by RandFan
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What’s amazing is Musk runs 5 billion dollar+ innovative private companies and now a good part of the federal government

He’s also on twitter day and night posting seemingly.

Not sure how he does it. He must have a cadre of assistants??

I’ve no idea


15 posted on 02/04/2025 5:00:42 AM PST by RandFan
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read in a book once “There is nothing hid that shall not be revealed”. read in another book “you can fool all of the people some of the time and some of the people all of the time but you can’t fool all of the people all of the time”. and lastly, in another book, “when the machinery stops squeaking and starts screaming it’s time to replace parts”.


16 posted on 02/04/2025 5:01:29 AM PST by Qwapisking (Q: know the difference between a petulant 6 y.o. and a liberal? A:age. L.Star )
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What they call “remaking the federal government” is what we call “draining the swamp”. The swamp is what a lot of federal government is.


17 posted on 02/04/2025 5:02:58 AM PST by Telepathic Intruder
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It doesn’t take long to post on Twitter. He may have dedicated phone for that purpose when he has a thought to post.

Otherwise, I agree. He is probably assisted on everything short on putting on his pajamas, shower, and toilet.


18 posted on 02/04/2025 5:04:33 AM PST by Jonty30 (Groundhogs don't falsify their predictions for grant money, whereas climate scientists do. )
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In your own life if you know someone is a chronic liar do you ever believe them?

Go President Trump! Go Elon Musk! Go MAGA!

Let the exposed corruptocrat maggots squirm, squirm and squirm. They deserve Justice.


19 posted on 02/04/2025 5:04:51 AM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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As we have discovered USAID is a fraudulent and out of control and insubordinate organization largely run by CIA. Given how Schumer is whining about this one gathers Schumer is run by CIA too.


20 posted on 02/04/2025 5:07:24 AM PST by AndyJackson
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