THE FEDERALIST | Published February 13, 2025
DOGE has done more to unearth government corruption in one month than corporate media ‘journalists’ have done in years.
For an industry that fashions its participants as diligent truth-seekers dedicated to uprooting government corruption, America’s legacy media has once again shown itself to be its biggest defender.
The latest case study of this phenomenon came on Tuesday during an executive order signing ceremony featuring X owner Elon Musk, who President Donald Trump tasked with leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The president’s newly signed directive lays out guidance for DOGE and the administration in “eliminating waste, bloat, and insularity” within the federal bureaucracy.
When the time came to field questions from the press, the media wasted no time in fomenting Democrats’ baseless conspiracy that Musk’s efforts to identify and remove waste from the federal government represent an unprecedented and authoritarian coup against the United States. In one particular exchange, a left-wing activist masquerading as a White House reporter asked the DOGE leader what his response is to “criticism” from his “detractors … including a lot of Democrats … [who] say that [he’s] orchestrating a hostile takeover of government and doing it in a non-transparent way.”
Musk responded to the non-question by noting how “a majority of the public” gave the administration a “strong[] mandate” to root out government waste when they elected Trump and gave Republicans control of Congress. He additionally highlighted how Trump made no secret about his plans to undertake such actions during the 2024 campaign.
“The people voted for major government reform. There should be no doubt about that. That was on the campaign. The president spoke about that at every rally,” Musk said. “The people voted for major government reform, and that’s what the people are going to get.”
What the activist “reporter” declined to mention in his accusatory query, however, is that many of Musk’s most notable “detractors” are members of the corporate media.
In the few weeks the Trump administration has been in power, these so-called defenders of “democracy” have been having a cataclysmic meltdown about DOGE’s ongoing efforts to identify waste, fraud, and abuse throughout the federal government. From penning hyperbolic articles to having childish outbursts on cable television, the lengths the media have gone to vilify the investigative watchdog group have been nothing short of extraordinary.
Yet for all their supposed outrage, the media’s latest hoax about the nonexistent “threat” DOGE poses to the constitutional order they clearly loathe shines a light on a damning truth. That is, that DOGE has done more to unearth government corruption in one month than corporate media “journalists” have done in years.
Yet for all their supposed outrage, the media’s latest hoax about the nonexistent “threat” DOGE poses to the constitutional order they clearly loathe shines a light on a damning truth. That is, that DOGE has done more to unearth government corruption in one month than corporate media “journalists” have done in years.
Much of the waste and abuse of taxpayer money that’s being exposed by the government watchdog is easily discoverable. As The Federalist’s Beth Brelje recently observed, “A lot of this information has been readily available on the government spending website USAspending.gov, which was spurred to life in 2006 in part through the efforts of Federalist CEO and Co-Founder Sean Davis.”
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SOURCE: www.thefederalist.com
RELATED: Elon Musk says ‘the matrix is being reprogrammed’ as DOGE begins mass layoffs
Elon Musk has set about dismantling federal government agencies through mass layoffs which could see as much as 40 per cent of the workforce cut, warning critics that ‘the matrix is being reprogrammed’
DAILY MAIL ONLINE | Published February 13, 2025
Elon Musk has warned critics ‘the matrix is being reprogrammed’ as he sets about dismantling federal government agencies through mass layoffs which could see as much as 40 per cent of the workforce cut.
His sweeping overhaul has been made possible with President Donald Trump‘s blessing, giving the Department of Government Efficiency all the power and tools it needs to make good on his election promise.
Musk used a Star Trek reference on Wednesday evening to praise his team for reprogramming the ‘matrix… to make success one of the possible outcomes.’
‘They did not expect this,’ he wrote. ‘K Maru,’ he added, referencing the Star Trek training exercise of overcoming an ‘unwinnable’ task.
The billionaire Tesla founder and ‘First Buddy’ also shared several videos highlighting the achievements of DOGE during Trump’s first month in office.
Musk’s reference to the ‘matrix’ appears to be related to a theory that the world is being manipulated and controlled by shadowy figures. The movie of the same name depicts a dystopian future in which humanity is trapped inside a simulation of reality created by machines – otherwise known as ‘The Matrix.’
Staff across several departments received an email from an official within the Office of Personnel Management – now run by Musk’s allies – which confirmed widespread layoffs are underway.
These have been described as a ‘reduction in force.’
Staff across several departments received an email from an official within the Office of Personnel Management – now run by Musk’s allies – which confirmed widespread layoffs are underway
Insiders say the White House intends to strip agency budgets by up to 40 per cent, meaning there will be significant staff cuts.
According to the Washington Post, departments which are favored by President Trump will likely escape the brunt of the changes – namely the Defense Department and the Homeland Security Department.
White House officials have not confirmed that figure and insiders say there is still room for that to fluctuate.
During Musk’s X posting spree on Wednesday night, he shared a video of a press conference President Trump held earlier in the day commending the work DOGE has already undertaken.
‘I want to commend Elon because he’s done a fantastic – he doesn’t need this,’ Trump said. ‘He’s abused by you people every day. He’s found more things than anybody could find. He’s got the credibility to do it.
‘His group of people, they started off with 12, I call them 12 geniuses. They started off with 12, they went to 20, and 25 and now they’re up to almost 100. People are joining to help them. This is a massive fraud that’s taken place.’
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SOURCE: www.dailymail.co.uk
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