Some Republican senators have begun to call out alarms for Elon Musk’s aggressive invasion of the US federal government that sparked democratic accusations of the coup.
Musk is an agency that Donald Trump was established to save on the surface and to waste and save, but was founded by Donald Trump because of lack of power or oversight in Congress. It sparked anger in the face after forcing government payments and access to the HR system for the “Efficiency of Government” (DOGE).
In his bravest act, the heavily-paid Tesla and SpaceX entrepreneurs claimed they had abolished and repealed the USAID, a foreign aid agency that could only be shut down by Congressional Act.
He and his team, including young people as young as 19 years old — also entered the federal government payment system. This shows trillions of dollars of government money spending. Critics say this gives masks the power to cancel or reduce public spending and protect the lucrative contracts his company has with the government.
While Republicans have not explicitly condemned Musk, some have questioned his legal authority to shut down government agencies. Democrats claim he already has, but others say he will restrain him if he overturns his authority.
“The president suggests that (Musk) is sanctioned,” Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, known as the moderate, told Hill.
Susan Collins of Maine, who is believed to be another Republican senator and chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, which oversees USAID funding, says if the mask has the authority to close the agency. He said that asking the question was a “very legitimate question.”
“The law requires a 15-day notice of reorganization. We obviously didn’t get it. We received the letter yesterday,” she said.
“The (law) also calls for a detailed explanation of the reorganization, a renaming of the department and a shift in the centre.
North Carolina Sen. Tom Tillis said shutting down federal groups such as USAID would violate the constitution. “It would be useful,” he said if Trump or Musk sought Congress’ approval before ordering such a dramatic change.
“At some point, they’ll demand Congressional action to take action,” he told Semaphore, praising Musk.
“You can see what musk can go too far. “A great idea. It won’t work in public institutions.”
Musk boasts that he is “feeding the tree chipper” while calling USAID “evil” and “criminal organisation.” Meanwhile, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that he is currently acting director of the agency whose acquisition by the Department of State is pending.
Senate Republican leader John Tune argued that Musk has not closed his agency, but he only suspended the operation to investigate spending. “I don’t think they’re closing agents, but they’re thinking about the right to consider funding and how those decisions are made and what priorities are being funded. I think so,” he said.
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Skepticism about foreign aid is widespread in GOP circles, but some have argued that abandoning this field would completely surrender our soft power to China.
“We have long felt that USAID is a way to fight China’s ‘Belt and Road’ initiative to truly gain influence around the world, including Africa, South America and the Western Hemisphere,” Roger Wicker said. Ta. Republican Senator of Mississippi. “We need an aid programme to match China’s efforts.”
What underpins Republican anxiety is the jealous “wallet power” of Congress, authorities granted to the Senate and House of Representatives by the US Constitution, governing budget and spending decisions. Trump demonstrates his intention to challenge this by asserting his right to escape Congress approved funds.
“We’ve been working hard to get into the world,” said Shelley Moore Capit, a Republican Sen. from West Virginia. “I think that intrusions about that should be something we should, as a body, get up and resist.”
The Democrats are moving further, and Musk accused them of causing a “constitutional crisis.”
Senators’ party leader Chuck Schumer has vowed to put in place a law to prevent “illegal interference” by Musk and his Doge cohort into the country’s payment system.
“Whatever Doge is doing, it certainly isn’t what democracy looks like, or how it looked in the country’s grand history. Since democracy doesn’t work in the shadows, Democracy doesn’t skirt the rule of law,” he said.
