As First Buddy, he was all smiles in the White House, but as he leaves his official role in the Trump administration, the tech billionaire may be just beginning to realise that being part of it was the biggest mistake of his life
independent.co.uk
As First Buddy, he was all smiles in the White House, but as he leaves his official role in the Trump administration, the tech billionaire may be just beginning to realise that being part of it was the biggest mistake of his life
independent.co.uk
Trump curse
I get that Musk's time with DOGE was limited, but it was like a trial period. The hope was that he would make massive cuts and Trump would make them happen. He put so much money into the Trump campaign he was looking for a long term investment, that he would ultimately be beneficial and people would want to court him. Instead no one told him not to leave, his departure was welcome. His achievements were few and he became toxic to anyone near him. It hurts realizing that reality, especially when you're the richest man in the world. All that money and no one really wants you.
the independent
lol, lmao even
he fell for it
even funnier than rudy giuliani. impressive feat from trump. i thought he was just a trashy conman, which he is, but he's that to an impressive level
Evgeny Lebedev
Fuckoff shitskin.
Trump is such a sad sack of shit this go around. Geriatrics really should be barred from running for office. Elon is cringe as fuck too. Really, he can go fuck his stupid fucking face.
Fuck the editor who picked publishing this piece right now. I want their name, and I want their life Ruined.
Being president gives a conman a lot to leverage. You have a lot to gain from just trying with him, so it's always worth a shot with Trump. Think Ashli Babbitt; she believed in 2020 election fraud, the thing Trump doesn't talk about anymore now that he has the resources to truly look into it, so bad that she died for it and got her family $5 million. Plenty here would make that trade, with or without truly believing in a cause. The possibility of a pardon could be worth it too. This is a mafia level favor game. Sure, you could say that's what politics has been, the environment created by the rich and US politicians, but it all got worse and more brazen under Trump.
You have some serious delusion issues. You're the type of stupid that we ask these questions to find. Holy crap, the level of drooling fucking retard you match barely makes it out of bed, are you on a phone on your back?
elon joins whitehouse
assures everyone itll be short term to do a specific task
media and tds shills sperg that elon now runs the gov
taken over democracy
specific task is completed and elon leaves as he said he would
OMG TRUMP DESTROYED HIM
LOOK AT THIS LOSER BEING BETRAYED AND RUNNING AWAY
can't articulate what's incorrect
Thanks for agreeing with me.
It's fucking weird. I didn't vote for Trump (or anyone), but for fucksakes...even I know this. There's like 20 threads on this shit too.
Its making fundamentally leftist autists like me defend trump on a daily basis because its so unhinged and bad faith and my autism cant handle people saying shit without acknowledging it, now my workplace thinks im an alt right maga shill which is massive in sweden, because I pop in like... hang on they didnt say that at all
Nah, this is just show for the MAGAtards. Elon completed his mission in the white house (pic rel). He donated like $250 million to Trump so he could gut the agencies that were after him. Now he'll play the fall guy for some of the "bad decisions" made and never be heard from again.
he knew going into it that it was going to be like this. trump is said many times that elon didn`t have to do this and has suffered greatly for it. but some people really don`t understand the concept of self sacrifice for the greater whole so they write things like this.
anyways 175 billion saved but far more savings have already begun and just won`t be counted until it`s a sure thing in the books. the doge he started will continue after he`s gone (though he`s always welcome to come back or offer guidance). doge could probably save 1 trillion dollars before their term is up and then that term will probably get extended for the full duration of trumps term and the maybe they could even hit 2 trillion.
and thats just the start. as every program cancelled was going to be a drain on the taxpayer for many years. if doge becomes permanently embedded then every time a maga republican wins an election they`ll bring back doge to trim the fat again. it will become a permanent fixture of government.
elon won
He thought he could take over operations of the government himself, and was stopped by democrats not buying his vehicles anymore. And he figured out Republicans are snakes too.
But he’s also Hitler or something and shouldn’t be there.
same, i basically get baited by this retardation into defending trump and elon when i otherwise wouldnt give a shit. they could stick to legit good faith criticisms and id even agree with them. but they can`t so here we are.
What did Musk accomplish? Name one specific thing.
The hope was that the success of DOGE would result in Musk sticking around with DOGE or somewhere else. Trump giving him the "okay bye" and a Most Reddit Man Alive award likely didn't meet expectations. He was hoping people would want to court him, but after what happened in Wisconsin, it's clear he's too toxic to take money from.
175 billion saved
Funny, not even Musk can point to a single cent they saved. DOGE is literally lying about their numbers. The end result is that DOGE was a net negative and ended up costing the government much more than they cut. But Musk did get the agencies investigating his criminal behavior gutted at least. And steal a few billion while at it.
Happened a couple days ago, a coworker was talking about how he might need to cancel his family trip to america because trumps people are seizing phones at the border and if he shared anti trump whatapp posts etc he might end up in a detention center for a month, I had to join in and say how untrue and retarded that is, I didnt want to, I have no interest in it but I cant handle it
not even Musk can point to a single cent they saved
trump and elon constantly list off items where money was saved, why exaggerate with obnoxious lies anyone who has watched even a single trump or elon speech in the last few months would know is a lie.
Now he only has $300 billion and the most advanced space company to care for.
I don’t know how he’ll go on…
Name one. Actual savings. Not closing off a department. Musk is a liar and muskrats are submissive retards.
Everyone watches politicians and the corruption, exploitation and the genocides that are going on.
They always claim that there side is better, when they are all equally just as corrupt.
There is a third position and thats to just stop listening to their laws, their rules, stop using their money.
None of them matter, stop paying taxes, stop following the laws.
Do you faggots not remember how they tried to force you to take the three vaccines.
Nothing they say matters anymore, nothing.
We live in a lawless world, filled with retards pretending that anyone is still listening to anything they say.
The cuts were mostly fodder for mouth breathers.
His desired budget adds 4 trillion to the debt.
when a retard realises that there's a bigger retard and he's no longer no.1
Musk is an awkward autistic. That doesn't play well in oily smarmy DC. A new car salesman doesn't fit with used car salesmen.
her family won but she lost. What was the point? The last person to touch her tits was a nigger.
Youre b3ing autistic here an eont realize it. Do you also have a hard time staying out of arguements in youtibe comments?
I just saw Elon doing a press conference with Trump in the oval office. What are you talking about? Did you know that the revenue Elon is getting from Starlink is going to be used to put civilization on Mars?
Shouldnt Musk be numb to this shit? Billionaire caste is nothing but cold blooded psychopaths.
well your claim was musk cant name a single cent saved and now you`re moving the goalposts to a place where you can say anything mentioned is just a "department close" as if thats a bad thing, as if he hasn`t mentioned many other things so far that aren`t department closes. and you`ve set a further goalpost already where you can claim everything said will actually just be a lie. how do you know its all lies? corporate media
of course i realize it, i just dont care. fuck you and your bad arguments
ultra-committed excursion to a bubble where elon owns all the air
civilization
owned by an autistic narcissist with zero personality who acts like a 9 yr old
your ideas about civilization are questionable
Psychos are always the most fragile egos because their personalities are extremely weak. That's why they need to dominate or ruin every social setting if they get their way.
A fuckwit like Musk will take offense where there is none, actual criticism is experienced as battery acid.
Department of Labor: $400M saved by cutting DEI-related spending from Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act, including addressing unemployment fraud.
National Science Foundation: $233M saved by canceling 402 DEI grants, including $1M for "Antiracist Teacher Leadership."
Department of Defense: $908M saved from 120 contracts, including $288k for "culture services."
Internal Revenue Service (IRS): $2B saved through unspecified cuts.
USDA Grants: $2.3B saved by canceling grants.
General Services Administration (GSA) & Dept. of Education: $30M saved by terminating 12 consulting contracts, including a $23M digital modernization work order.
Lease Cancellations: $3M annually from 12 underutilized lease terminations.
Department of the Interior: $3.3B saved by canceling a facility program for the Office of Refugee Resettlement.
Miscellaneous Contracts: $244M saved by canceling 81 contracts, including a $423k Bahrain workshop contract.
ICE Contract: $72M saved by canceling an administrative support contract for immigration enforcement.
Other Contracts & Grants: $32B from 10,871 contracts and $40B from 15,149 grants.
Leases: $216M from 494 lease cancellations.
germotrannies still seething
made you do it for free rather than usaids money for starters
Continuing the list of reported savings by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), excluding previously mentioned items, based on available data and prioritizing brevity to fit within 2000 characters:
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): $1.5B saved by canceling 150 grants focused on community health initiatives deemed redundant.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): $180M saved by terminating 45 climate-focused research grants.
Department of Transportation: $500M saved by halting 30 infrastructure grants for projects with low ROI, like urban bike lane expansions.
Small Business Administration: $75M saved by eliminating 20 duplicative small business training programs.
Department of Energy: $1.2B saved by cutting 80 renewable energy subsidies identified as market-distortive.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC): $90M saved by ending 15 rural broadband grants overlapped by private sector initiatives.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): $600M saved by streamlining 25 housing assistance programs with overlapping goals.
National Institutes of Health (NIH): $300M saved by canceling 60 low-priority research grants.
Department of Veterans Affairs: $200M saved by consolidating 10 administrative contracts for facility management.
Foreign Aid Contracts: $1.8B saved by terminating 50 USAID contracts for international development programs with insufficient oversight.
Federal Employee Training Programs: $50M saved by cutting 40 outdated or redundant workforce development courses.
Government Travel Budget: $120M saved by reducing non-essential travel across agencies.
Software Licensing: $80M saved by renegotiating 30 redundant IT contracts across federal agencies.
It's Congress. Congress is a broken, corrupt body and they hold the purse strings - not trump. Trump wants his shit passed but of course the only way to get it passed is to grease the pockets of Congress.
Elon was an idiot. Reminder he actually hasn't made anything himself ever. He bought his way onto PayPal. Bought Tesla. Bought X. He is a manager and probably not a great one based on some of the public statements he's made.
Department of Homeland Security: $150M saved by canceling 10 contracts for administrative support deemed non-essential.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): $200M saved by terminating 15 research grants for low-priority space studies.
Department of Justice: $80M saved by eliminating 12 duplicative community policing programs.
Department of Commerce: $100M saved by cutting 20 grants for economic development projects with insufficient impact metrics.
Department of Agriculture: $250M saved by ending 30 farm subsidy programs identified as redundant.
Department of State: $90M saved by terminating 10 cultural exchange programs with low participation rates.
General Services Administration (GSA): $60M saved by consolidating 15 redundant facility maintenance contracts.
Department of Education: $120M saved by canceling 18 grants for educational research with overlapping objectives.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): $70M saved by streamlining 8 disaster preparedness programs.
Department of Treasury: $50M saved by cutting 10 outdated financial literacy initiatives.
Office of Personnel Management (OPM): $40M saved by reducing 12 redundant employee benefits programs.
Government Publishing Office: $30M saved by eliminating 10 low-demand printing contracts.
Federal Property Management: $25M annually saved by divesting 15 underutilized federal buildings.
i could go on but i`ve made my point. here is were critics can say this is all just lies and handwave it away
Wow, when the shills start literally frothing at the mouth you know you're over target. This nigga MAD lol
Why are you pushing this fake and gay narrative so hard
Is it just copium?
It's not just that, with the congress opposition, Trump could have at least tried to influence them, even as a show of good faith to Musk, but instead he didn't fight for them, he just let them slide with no consequences to those who won't get in line. No gaming them before that happened to get everyone on the same page. That smooth transition to "you're not getting most of the cuts you want, bye" means they're done with him. If you were looking for ROI on investments that hurts (though really he still has plenty of government contracts and preference), but being a true believer and looking for at least the MAGA politicians to want you more, to fight for you, hurts more. It's one thing to be disliked by SJWs, it's another to be genuinely useless to politicians despite being rich. It's a crushing personal failure, one that has no excuse and wouldn't happen to someone smarter.
Elon Musk hurt himself. Nobody told him to associate with Donald Trump. Should've kept his head down and enjoyed his life as a billionaire.
specific task is completed
His goal of finding 2 trillion in waste was completed?
Trump runs on cutting government spending and getting rid of waste
gets elected
does a complete 180 and backs a spending bill adding trillions in wasteful government spending
Fell for it again award #450235374
naw musk did the smart play.
Lot of people are indebted to him, even if you have a loud contingent of detractors.
Anyone who stands for anything will find himself a bunch of enemies.
It's worse than that, part of the appeal was going after fraud and corruption and they went at this with a bunch of broccoli heads and no forensic accountant. They didn't even try or they were too stupid to know the first step. It was either intentional or they honestly don't care about corruption and fraud.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
Not a single specific item there, just "trust us bro". DOGE doesn't allow anyone to audit them. I wonder why?
Even worse, DOGE is the most fraudulent and corrupt department in history. They literally stole billions for Musk, as well as gutted all the agencies that had lawsuits and investigations against him.
audit
been operational for three months
Brother?
Fuck off we're full.
-Mars
Musk is far too trusting. All he had to do was take a close look at how Trump used Promo code RUDY20 and then discarded him like a used condom. Trump literally ruined his life and has never mentioned his name since. Musk awaits the same fate.
Musk did a pretty stellar job ruining his own life all by himself.
Stop, stop, I can only be so hard for Trump
Because that something
Computer it
Monke
This
follow God and it will be okay
What is cognizance anyway
ok well what proof would be sufficient for you? keeping in mind we dont have direct access to government documents ourselves and you wouldn`t believe them or anyone who says any of these cuts really happened anyways. and the media, even if the cuts were real, would say they aren`t anyways, while still complaining constantly about the cuts that they also allege aren`t happening in some brilliant orwellian doublethink
They're all literally just actors playing roles assigned to them by the Jewish mafia. They're the best actors in the world. It's mysterious to me why more anons don't get this.
Why is it always jews and not just billionaires? Why is profit motive and the level of control over government money has so hard to understand?
Oh look. Faggots telling themselves stories again.
Why are eurofaggots so concerned about this? Homoerotic obsession with musk? What is it?
Because that something computer it
Emonkeycoin
Even if you wish to entertain that idea, it seems clear that banking and money creation are themselves thoroughly controlled by the Jewsih mafia, to the extent that a non-Jewish billionaire may as well be destitute by comparison to what is possible for the top elite and Their system. To the extent that a billionaire or whatever who is not ethnically Jewish is allowed to have political or cultural influence, I would argue that such is allowed by the Jewish mafia in order to have something to point to that's not Them. Also, it is known that good shabbos goyim are valuable in other ways to the entire system for now.
everyone predicted this would happen. with 2 sociopathic egos that big it's inevitable
some clickbait headline said it, so it must be true
this is why you trannies keep losing
And even if you want to entertain that, it's still a group effort. You have to take it a degree further of what's just allowed by jews when Citizens United was allowed by us. Romney wasn't jewish, but his "corporations are people" support for that free market influence, that Reagan anti-regulation mindset, was white Christian conservative. Calling it jewish is coping with white libertarian adjacent GOP voters getting what they want. Billionaire control, allowing global elite to buy and control government, is free market.
Steve Bannon claims the admin got tired of Elon making claims of mass social security fraud but no evidence, and then he shoved Bessent when he got called out on it
Trump took his money and put him as the head of the department that would take the blame for all the mass firings making him do his dirty work and be the focal point of it all. Then once he polled bad he threw him on the street.
His company is in ruins, killed all overseas sales basically forever and wants him out.
What a fucking retard
He claimed he was gonna cut $1 trillion from the budget and it wasn’t even 1/10th of that, he was just all talk
None of you fags will read this.
Elon Musk is actually an heir to Roy Disney.
He maybe born in South Africa but he grew up in West Canaan NH.
hope does 4 trillion compare to previous budgets?
Elon Musk is a Jew.