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The address of Elon Musk’s oval office showed why he is a terrible enemy to the federal government, and why President Donald Trump has given him so much power to play with the fire.
A portrait of George Washington stared from the wall as his distant president succeeded a show with his billionaire friends on Tuesday afternoon. Musk was once surrounded by a black maga hat, a long dark coat, and a shoulder seat with his son X, surrounded by ornate windows as snow floated outside.
The pair bans basic services and medical research and has the most powerful defense on mask operations to purge federal governments that secate the world’s largest foreign aid mission that saved millions. I did it.
Musk’s claims to spend abuse and frivolous programs could have been well received by millions of Americans who watched Washington’s swamp with deep suspicion and welcomed Trump’s onslaught on his government. is expensive.
But the show was more than a bid to increase political surprises at Musk’s government efficiency.
It was an undeniable statement that Washington’s true power is not in Congress or in the courts, but somewhere in a rich mix of egos between the world’s most powerful humans and the world’s richest.
The sight is also an obvious demonstration of unity between Trump and Musk, amid constant speculation about the president’s tolerance for performers comparable to his love for the spotlight.
And no one should overlook this. Trump was set up unshakably behind the desk as the mask stood on his right.
Still, there was only a few times when Trump was distracted by X’s fidgety. And the sense of brilliance and immunity radiating from musk – may have been elected or confirmed by Congress, or underestimated the Constitution – as he ruled the sacred chamber of American democracy. It was impressive.
There are rarely any clearer demonstrations of great wealth that bring great power. Musk has great respect for Trump and it appears they enjoy each other’s company. However, due to his property and fireworks platform in his X network, he intends to handle it carefully by the President.
Anderson Cooper pushes back mask claims Doge is American and transparent
The joint appearance came as it grew into a blitz of bureaucracy led by Trump and his doge boys. With children sent to the federal department have already closed several institutions, including the USAID and the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, and are now focusing on bigger prey.
This effort has been plagued by multiple lawsuits. Also, some comments by senior officials, including Vice President J.D. Vance, have sparked fear that the White House could cause a constitutional crisis if it ignored judges’ rulings.
Musk made a passionate claim that his initiative is being verified by large-scale waste. He implicitly justifies his efforts to access the Treasury payment system by claiming he has found aging accounting practices, and by claiming that he is fighting to save democracy. thrust back criticism that his vast, unelected power would be brought to the government centre. To destroy it. (This is from billionaires blamed by American European allies who interfered in their elections and politics).
Trump also had ready-made lines to deliver. When asked if he would accept a ruling by a complaining judge, the president said, “I am always guarding the court.” His comments may temporarily cool the horrors of constitutional inbroglio. But this is the man who ignored the court orders intended to tame his rhetoric in his criminal tranquility money trial.
Musk is a persuasive speaker and clearly enjoys the opportunity to execute and persuade.
Trump’s new government efficiency director was careful to show his respect for the president. Still, the appearance of late afternoon joint media is that as GOP lawmakers become skittish on the effects of government spending cuts and layoffs, as federal workers are not trapped, the White House is Doge’s story It suggested that he felt that he needed to regain his own resilience. In Washington, they are spread throughout the state.
Musk’s explanation may also have been intended to dispel the impression that he secretly stumbled upon the federal operation without meaningful surveillance, disguised by a disastrous conflict of interest. It’s not possible. His willingness to stand up and ask questions from the reporter was his first such an act of openness.
“I don’t think I had it, I don’t know… (that) organization (that) is more transparent than the Doge organization,” Musk argued.
Trump and Musk do what many Americans want
Musk’s presentation helps explain why Trump’s full attack on the federal government is a political winner, at least for now, despite the fuss that it is being caused.
Americans voted for the change last November. They were angry at the bureaucracy that many felt ignored their needs when Joe Biden’s presidency fell into inertia in the last few months. Trump’s base wants exactly the kind of shakeup he’s started. The government has been popular among ideological conservatives for decades, and the idea of massive spending reductions is a common issue, at least in theory. Federal government officials also create the perfect casualties. Because Magazine supporters distorted the political system because they view them as elites with pensions that guarantee lifelong work and fat. In this worldview, Democrats and media members who emphasize Trump and Musk’s grabs of power are seen as the same swamp residents defending hated government. On Tuesday, Trump signed an executive order that required that “agencies may employ less than one employee for every four employees departing from federal services.”
“People voted for a massive government reform, and that’s what people are trying to get,” Musk said. “That’s what democracy is all about.”
The success of masks so far is the result of his decision to choose the easiest target, like USAID and CFPB. Foreign aid is not popular with voters, especially in the age of the “America First” president running the White House. And the Consumer Affairs Bureau has been visible to Republican lawmakers for years.
But the next target could be more politically painful for Trump and his base. He hinted at the education sector being on the list, and the closure allowed him to stop the feat that some GOP presidents dream of. But the disruption in the state’s student loans and critical education programs could anger voters beyond those who are upset by the rage of USAID.
Trump called for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to be demolished on Tuesday, but he has been softened for months by his inflated claims that the North Carolinians failed after the hit of last year’s hurricane. A new system of sending disaster aid directly to the state seems like a huge money saving idea that could potentially go through bureaucracy. However, the loss of FEMA’s institutional knowledge and infrastructure could result in political backlash against the White House if response to future natural disasters fails.
Musk has raised several search questions to the federal government, and inevitably waste in such large organizations, even if many of his claims are not backed up by the full weight of evidence. I’ll find it.
However, new cuts in operating costs for medical research institutes funded through the National Institutes of Health could look good on paper and interfere with communication between the federal government and US universities, leading to the US. It has made it a world powerhouse for clinical breakthroughs. And red and blue states could lose financially, as state universities are key economic engines and employers. A subtle weekend statement by Alabama Sen. Katie Brittt. There, he called for a “target” approach to saving taxpayers money used by the NIH, suggesting a dilemma that could soon be faced with GOP lawmakers.
The possibility that musk could become a source of scandal rather than tragedy also obscured the appearance of the collaborative media.
He argued that billions of dollars in contracts his company enjoys in federal disputes have been made public, so anyone can see if he is benefiting. It’s hardly a relief to come from the tech mogul who oversees the institutions that oversee his company.
Trump’s promise that “we won’t allow him” is reluctant to deal with his own mammoth conflict, and a White House announcement on Tuesday revealed that masks are confidential as special government officials without pay It was devalued by the White House announcement that it would simply submit a disclosure form.
“Transparency builds trust,” Musk said of Doji’s social media campaign, unaware of his personal situation.
Thus, the oval office show is designed to ease concerns about the foresight of unselected mercury that is currently crushing the US government from within, but has reinforced the caricature.
