Doge members, including Airbnb co-founder, aired their vision for federal government to be ‘Apple Store-like’
Elon Musk and seven members of his so-called “department of government efficiency” sat down for a rare interview on Thursday evening on Fox News, defending their efforts amid public backlash and concern over cuts to key government agencies.
Over the course of an hour-long sit down with host Bret Baier, Musk and team members repeatedly attempted to assuage fears over Doge’s targeting of agencies such as the Social Security Administration. Musk also downplayed the number of government employees his initiative has targeted in cuts, saying it was a small percentage of the overall government workforce and others left voluntarily.
“Basically almost no one has gotten fired,” Musk claimed. His initiative has planned to layoff or offer buyouts to 100,000 federal employees, although courts have ordered thousands of workers to be reinstated after finding they were illegally fired.
Musk and his team at Doge have rapidly accumulated power across federal agencies since inauguration day. They have led the dismantling of USAID, the world’s largest single source of humanitarian aid, as well as fired thousands of government workers. Doge staffers and Musk allies have also gained access to sensitive government data, as well as been placed in key positions at major government agencies.
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