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One Democratic representative began an incensed rant against Elon Musk during a DOGE hearing, brutally calling out it's leader Elon Musk in an eruption of rage.
Elon Musk's movement into government has been controversial to say the least, as the richest man was awarded a position as head of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and tasked with cutting significant spending from the federal budget.
In the several months since Musk began this new role the Department has reportedly already saved around $115,000,000,000 - a figure which has been heavily disputed by experts - in efforts that have hit many of key areas of government, including Education, Labor, Health, and more.
Job cuts have become a particular focus for Musk and his team, as an email threatening the roles of 100,000 civil service employees has been backed up by government-wide firings, which have also led to mass rehires after key individuals were 'accidentally' let go.
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One of the DOGE's most notable actions came in it's first few weeks though, as employees gained access to social security and treasury information in a seemingly unprecedented move.
This received heavy criticism from Democratic representatives, and led to a hearing where members debated DOGE's ability to access these records, and one veteran representative was particularly ferocious in their criticism for Musk.
As reported by the Daily Mail, Rep. John Larson (D-CT) argued that House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith neglected his responsibilities when overseeing DOGE's ability to access Social Security records and implement reform.
"Where's the independence of the committee? Where's the legislature?" remarked an enraged Larson.
"And yet when you look at the empty seats here, where's Elon Musk? I'm sure he's a genius, and is a very incredible person because of the wealth he's accumulated, but that does not put him above the law or the responsibility to come before this committee and this congress.
"If he's so great, if these plans and all the fraud and abuse that he's found are so eminent, why isn't he here explaining it? You know why, because he's out to privatize social security."
This brutal rant against Trump came after Chairman Smith accused the Democrats of attempting to "throw sand in the gears of the Trump Administration's important work to expose the waste, fraud, and abuse in our government," which Larson indicated was just 'blathering'.
Many on social media have sided with Larson following his tirade as well, with one reply writing: "Everyone knows that Musk is the biggest liar on this platform. You can even ask Grok, his own person AI on this very platform. It will tell you that he spreads most of the disinformation on this site."
This is in fact hilariously true, as not only has Grok accused its 'creator' of spreading misinformation, but it's also acted as a fact-checker, denying his false claims that include the Biden administration's supposed slaughter of 150 million chickens.
