Elon Musk reveals DOGE’s new target — members of Congress who got ‘strangely wealthy’

nypost.com ^ | March 31, 2025 | Ryan King

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Elon Musk looking into how some members of Congress have become ‘strangely wealthy’

The world’s richest man is dying to figure out how lawmakers on Capitol Hill got “strangely wealthy” despite their comparatively modest public salaries.

Speaking at a town hall in Wisconsin Sunday night, Elon Musk suggested that his team at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will investigate how certain members of Congress have achieved generational wealth.

One attendee at the town hall had asked Musk if DOGE had uncovered evidence of funds wired from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY).

“They’ll [the government] send the money overseas to one NGO [non-governmental organization], then they’ll go through a bunch of them, and then I’m highly confident that a bunch of that money then comes back to the United States and lands in the pockets of the people you just mentioned,” Musk replied.

“But it is a circuitous route. It doesn’t go directly, but let’s just say that there’s a lot of strangely wealthy members of Congress where I’m trying to connect the dots of, ‘How do they become rich?'”

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Elon might want to consider hiring a food taster pretty soon

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[FlingWingFlyer]

Where dem politicians get all dat money?

[sit-rep]

I can’t see this happening as stated with the way things have been unfolding...

The first question I have is how is going to do this without warrants? Investigating the government agencies is one thing... Personal info is something else...

[Tom Tetroxide]

Don't defy or dodge the DOGE Dog's disquisition to de-fund Democrats!

[allendale]

MAGA nation is anxiously awaiting indictments and justice.

[Carry_Okie]

With all the death threats he gets per day, he’s got to be strangely detached from it all.

[Huskrrrr]

Now we’re getting to the root of all evil.

[Leaning Right]

“You can’t get rich in politics unless you’re a crook.”
Harry S. Truman

[BigEdLB]

I like it. The Marshalls show up, and tell her she is in default. Move her out of her San Francisco “Palace”.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

I applaud the effort, but it should be done by Congress - specifically by Mike Johnson and John Thune. Musk is currently part of the Executive Branch in DOGE - he has no real business looking into the Legislative Branch. And regardless of what he finds, Musk is eventually going to go back to doing what he does best - running Tesla, X, XAi, SpaceX, NeuraLink, StarLink, etc. In order to permanently reform Congress, it has to come from within.

Mike Johnson and John Thune need to stop bleating about their CR success and make real, transformational changes to Congress while they have a majority in both houses.

[MinorityRepublican]

If a Senator is unable to explain his wealth, then yes he should get arrested. Just like Bob Menendez.

[ponygirl]

Add AOC to that list. Bish went from bartender salary to $29M in what—5 years? She might consider becoming a hedge fund manager. Talent like that doesn’t sit around in sports bars, refilling your G&T.

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[MeanWestTexan]

It’s not just the dems. McConnell, Cornyn, to name two.