State Dept to purchase 400M for armored Cybertrucks

[HarryDawg'95]

Fox News host Jessica Tarlov is noting a curious lack of transparency and the potential conflicts of interest regarding Elon Musk, who is cutting untold public spending with his Department of Government Efficiency — while having billions in federal contracts himself.

The world’s richest man notably spent a quarter-billion dollars to help reelect President Donald Trump, only to become a “special government employee” and the head of a new advisory group that is dismantling federal agencies and rooting out purported corruption.

Musk owns aerospace company SpaceX and electric vehicle company Tesla, however, which reportedly received billions in taxpayer subsidies and were being investigated by the same agencies Musk has been targeting — which Tarlov bluntly noted Wednesday on air.

“But the real issue here is that he’s talking a big game about transparency, but he’s not being transparent himself,” she said on Fox News. “This idea that Elon Musk shouldn’t have to do financial disclosures like everybody else who’s working in government is ludicrous.”

“And President Trump said yesterday, ‘Oh well, he doesn’t need to do it,’” Tarlov continued.

The White House is indeed refusing to release Musk’s own financial disclosure form or related ethics waivers he received as a newfound “special government employee.”

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt echoed as much during a press briefing Wednesday and argued that the “constitutional crisis” many pundits are alarmed about is coming from the judges attempting to impede DOGE’s efforts — not from Trump or Musk.

“The New York Times is reporting that at least 11 of the federal agencies that they have gone after have open complaints — over 32 open complaints — into Musk’s businesses,” Tarlov said Wednesday. “Don’t the American people deserve to know?”

The Times article published Tuesday showed Musk’s businesses were being investigated for fines, violations, lawsuits and complaints, until the agencies in charge were hampered by DOGE — whose leader hasn’t disclosed his own potential conflicts of interest.

“He has tens of billions of dollars in government contracts,” said Tarlov on Fox News. “If you are the DOGE master, then open up your own books. That’s part of the federal government. They are spending money on Elon Musk and all this technology [footed by taxpayers].”

 

[WyoDawg307]

OP's source materail, SMH...

 

[HarryDawg'95]

The Trump/Musk regime saw they stepped in it with the state department announcement, so they walked it back. But let’s focus for a minute on the bigger picture.

The four agencies that DOGE has targeted from the outset tell a clear story — not about cutting government waste but about making Elon Musk richer.

I want to explain how this is all connected, so let’s go through it.

First, he went after USAID because he knew China would benefit more than anyone. Who depends on China for their own financial benefit? Elon Musk who makes and sources his car parts from China. He also has dozens of outstanding regulatory issues in China. He makes China happy by destroying USAID, and he’s greased the wheels for himself and his business.

Musk targeted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the agency created after the 2008 financial crash to protect consumers from fraud and abuse. It’s helped return $21 billion to working people that were ripped off. But recently, Musk has said he wants to set up a new global payment app on Twitter. What agency would protect consumers from abuse in that system? CFPB. So he destroys it.

DOGE targeted the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Right now, the NLRB has 20 open cases against Tesla for union busting. What happens if it functionally does not exist? There’s no accountability for Musk when he and his team try to stop their workers from organizing for better working conditions and protections. And I think the past month is pretty good evidence for why workers need protection from a retaliatory megalomaniac billionaire like Musk.

He’s also targeted the Treasury Department — gaining full access to the government’s payment system. How convenient is that for someone trying to build their own global payment app? He can research competitors and rivals and maybe even add them to the “Do Not Pay” list, a classified list of companies that cannot receive funds from the Treasury.

If Elon Musk succeeds in wiping out even just those four agencies, he and his billionaire cronies are going to make a ton of money off that.

 

[The Original SLC Dawg]

What a fleece - dRaiN tHe swaMP!

I guess you feel about 2 feet tall after you repeated Madcow’s lies.

Don’t try to change the subject. There are many patriotic people, in every country really. You can’t buy Trump. You can’t buy Musk.

 

[Lava-Man]

Fox News host Jessica Tarlov is noting a curious lack of transparency and the potential conflicts of interest regarding Elon Musk, who is cutting untold public spending with his Department of Government Efficiency — while having billions in federal contracts himself.

The world’s richest man notably spent a quarter-billion dollars to help reelect President Donald Trump, only to become a “special government employee” and the head of a new advisory group that is dismantling federal agencies and rooting out purported corruption.

Musk owns aerospace company SpaceX and electric vehicle company Tesla, however, which reportedly received billions in taxpayer subsidies and were being investigated by the same agencies Musk has been targeting — which Tarlov bluntly noted Wednesday on air.

“But the real issue here is that he’s talking a big game about transparency, but he’s not being transparent himself,” she said on Fox News. “This idea that Elon Musk shouldn’t have to do financial disclosures like everybody else who’s working in government is ludicrous.”

“And President Trump said yesterday, ‘Oh well, he doesn’t need to do it,’” Tarlov continued.

The White House is indeed refusing to release Musk’s own financial disclosure form or related ethics waivers he received as a newfound “special government employee.”

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt echoed as much during a press briefing Wednesday and argued that the “constitutional crisis” many pundits are alarmed about is coming from the judges attempting to impede DOGE’s efforts — not from Trump or Musk.

“The New York Times is reporting that at least 11 of the federal agencies that they have gone after have open complaints — over 32 open complaints — into Musk’s businesses,” Tarlov said Wednesday. “Don’t the American people deserve to know?”

The Times article published Tuesday showed Musk’s businesses were being investigated for fines, violations, lawsuits and complaints, until the agencies in charge were hampered by DOGE — whose leader hasn’t disclosed his own potential conflicts of interest.

“He has tens of billions of dollars in government contracts,” said Tarlov on Fox News. “If you are the DOGE master, then open up your own books. That’s part of the federal government. They are spending money on Elon Musk and all this technology [footed by taxpayers].”

The Trump/Musk regime saw they stepped in it with the state department announcement, so they walked it back. But let’s focus for a minute on the bigger picture.

The four agencies that DOGE has targeted from the outset tell a clear story — not about cutting government waste but about making Elon Musk richer.

I want to explain how this is all connected, so let’s go through it.

First, he went after USAID because he knew China would benefit more than anyone. Who depends on China for their own financial benefit? Elon Musk who makes and sources his car parts from China. He also has dozens of outstanding regulatory issues in China. He makes China happy by destroying USAID, and he’s greased the wheels for himself and his business.

Musk targeted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the agency created after the 2008 financial crash to protect consumers from fraud and abuse. It’s helped return $21 billion to working people that were ripped off. But recently, Musk has said he wants to set up a new global payment app on Twitter. What agency would protect consumers from abuse in that system? CFPB. So he destroys it.

DOGE targeted the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Right now, the NLRB has 20 open cases against Tesla for union busting. What happens if it functionally does not exist? There’s no accountability for Musk when he and his team try to stop their workers from organizing for better working conditions and protections. And I think the past month is pretty good evidence for why workers need protection from a retaliatory megalomaniac billionaire like Musk.

He’s also targeted the Treasury Department — gaining full access to the government’s payment system. How convenient is that for someone trying to build their own global payment app? He can research competitors and rivals and maybe even add them to the “Do Not Pay” list, a classified list of companies that cannot receive funds from the Treasury.

If Elon Musk succeeds in wiping out even just those four agencies, he and his billionaire cronies are going to make a ton of money off that.

I already get my daily AI newsletter from the DNC, just for shits & giggles. No need to repost it!

(Can you please highlight whatever coherent point you were making? I seem to have lost it...)