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Who Holds the Real Power? Donald Trump or Elon Musk?
Donald Trump appointed Elon Musk as the head of the new “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE). We’re calling for Musk’s immediate termination.
While Trump raises prices and bullies us based on our backgrounds and identities, Elon Musk is robbing Americans of essential services. They’re robbing cancer patients of medication, families of food, and people of paychecks for serving our communities.
In his short time working for the White House, Elon Musk has managed to:
Elon Musk’s efforts are part of an ideologically motivated attack on our democracy. Of the 15 agencies Musk’s team has targeted so far, nine were singled out for elimination or downsizing in Project 2025, a controversial 900-page blueprint compiled by conservative think tanks to remake the U.S. government.
The DOGE cuts are not about saving taxpayers money. Elon Musk is going after agencies disliked by conservatives, hindi major budget contributors.
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Elon Musk bought a seat at Trump’s table. Musk spent at least $288 million to help elect President Donald Trump and other Republican candidates in the 2024 election.
Musk helped form the America PAC last year to support Trump by targeting unlikely voters across key swing states. Because of an obscure FEC ruling in March, America PAC was able to closely coordinate its messaging and plans for canvassing with Trump’s campaign staff. America PAC raised $263 million.
Elon Musk, who is already the world’s richest man, expects a return on his investment. His companies have already raked in billions from federal government contracts. Over the last decade, Musk’s companies, SpaceX and Tesla, have been awarded at least $18 billion in federal contracts. Now, he oversees current federal contracts and has a say in future ones. His unprecedented power over federal spending creates a massive conflict of interest.
We may never know the full extent of Musk’s business relationship with the government because he was hired as a “special government employee.” Most high-ranking political appointees must publicly disclose their financial interests and ethics agreements to avoid conflicts of interest. “Special government employees undergo an internal review process, but the results are never disclosed to the public.
With so much unchecked power, one must wonder who is running the White House: Donald Trump or Elon Musk.
No one elected Elon Musk. The American people did not choose him to run our country to the ground. It’s time to fire Elon Musk.