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Musk will get much more management of the federal government. What is going to he break subsequent?

Editorial Board Published February 12, 2025
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Co-president Elon Musk now has extra energy, because of an order signed by President Donald Trump, and it looks as if he’s going to make use of it to enact additional federal spending cuts.

The “special government employee” was given extra jurisdiction by his second in command, who signed an govt order on Tuesday that successfully compels federal businesses to collaborate with Musk’s Division of Authorities Effectivity.

Underscoring his help for Musk’s plans to chop spending, the chief order has particular directions that direct federal company heads to “coordinate and consult with DOGE to shrink the size of the federal workforce and limit hiring to essential positions.” Every company may even be restricted to hiring for so-called “essential positions,” in keeping with a abstract of the decree. (There are some exceptions for organizations comparable to immigration enforcement, regulation enforcement, and public security.)

As well as, the order stated federal businesses can solely rehire a most of a single employee for each 4 individuals who go away. That is all part of DOGE’s “workplace optimization initiative,” which is jargon for bulldozing the bureaucratic equipment in MAGA’s picture.  

Contemplating Musk’s unpopularity and the truth that about half of People don’t need him concerned in spending selections, it’s considerably stunning that Trump continues to raise Musk’s political affect and is absolutely behind the mega-billionaire efforts to chop crimson tape. Up to now, that’s already included principally shuttering the U.S. Company for Worldwide Improvement and limiting hiring. 

However these strikes haven’t come with out consequence: DOGE is going through a number of lawsuits from labor unions and Democratic state attorneys normal for probably working afoul of the regulation. In any case, they’ll’t shut down federal businesses with out first in search of congressional approval.

That in all probability gained’t cease the duo from making an attempt, although. That’s very true for Musk, who was simply given extra management over “reducing the unnecessary footprint of government.” However as Day by day Kos has reported extensively, his plans up to now have been short-sighted and will have lethal penalties.

Notably, it doesn’t seem that applications and businesses beloved by Republicans are secure from Musk, both. NOTUS reported on Wednesday that Musk and his DOGE group are eyeing Pentagon spending, which has some Republicans nervous that Musk will contact their stuff. 

GOP lawmakers are apparently so determined to ensure that their treasured {dollars} don’t go bye-bye that they’re placing their religion in alcoholic sexual harasser Pete Hegseth (who additionally leads the Division of Protection), to maintain the DOGE efforts in line.

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be Defense secretary, appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth

“While we’re certainly looking for efficiencies, there are security concerns,” Sen. Roger Wicker, a Republican of Mississippi, instructed NOTUS. “I hope the administration and Mr. Musk can be mindful of that.”

Trump has ceded a lot energy to Musk, although, that it’s unclear whether or not the president can have a say or just defer to his “first buddy” on what spending needs to be decreased first. 

Certainly, Musk’s rising presence was on full show on Tuesday in the course of the signing of the DOGE-related govt order. Musk, who stood over Trump whereas the president sat behind the Resolute Desk, even answered questions from the press, which certainly must make Trump really feel even smaller than he’s.  

When rationalizing his need for extra spending cuts, Musk instructed reporters, “The people voted for major government reform, and that’s what the people are going to get. They’re going to get what they voted for.” Musk, after all, was by no means elected by the general public to get the function he now has.

Certainly, Musk’s energy seize makes Trump look feeble by comparability. As MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell stated throughout Tuesday’s joint press convention, Trump was left wanting just like the “most powerless” president ever caught on digicam.

Perhaps the president and Musk’s most up-to-date strikes are as a result of the administration is determined for extra cash and is reportedly working low on it. In any case, on Tuesday, members of Trump’s administration virtually begged Senate Republicans to search out $175 million so they may fulfill the president’s inhumane border and immigration desires. 

Let’s hope Musk and his group make his plans to intestine extra businesses clearer at Wednesday’s subcommittee listening to. The panel, chaired by conspiracy-loving, right-wing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican of Georgia, is about to debate “stamping out the scourge of improper payments and fraud.”

There’s an irony to the truth that Greene, who, 4 years in the past, was fully stripped of her committee assignments, now spearheads one of the high-profile subcommittees in Congress. However then once more, on condition that Musk appears to make use of a number of the worst individuals, she ought to match proper in. 

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