{"id":2360559,"date":"2024-10-28T13:32:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T17:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-makes-deep-state-bureaucrats-cower-in-fear-with-budget-cut-promise-your-money-is-being-wasted\/"},"modified":"2024-10-28T13:33:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T17:33:48","slug":"elon-musk-makes-deep-state-bureaucrats-cower-in-fear-with-budget-cut-promise-your-money-is-being-wasted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-makes-deep-state-bureaucrats-cower-in-fear-with-budget-cut-promise-your-money-is-being-wasted\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Makes Deep State Bureaucrats Cower in Fear with Budget Cut Promise: &#8216;Your Money Is Being Wasted&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felon-musk-makes-deep-state-bureaucrats-cower-in-fear-with-budget-cut-promise-your-money-is-being-wasted%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2360559&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The text discusses a rally in New York \u2062City \u200cwhere \u2062Elon Musk expressed strong support for former President Donald Trump, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-budget-director-shalanda-young-refuses-to-give-mccarthy-credit-for-spending-deal\/\" title=\"Shalanda Young, Biden&#039;s budget director, denies McCarthy credit for spending deal.\">proposing significant cuts<\/a>\u200b to the federal budget if \u200cTrump were to win a second\u200b term. Musk\u2063 dubbed the initiative as part of a new &#8220;Department of Government Efficiency,&#8221; which he claims could reduce \u2062the federal budget\u200d by at least $2 trillion. This rally\u200c aimed to draw parallels to the &#8220;revolution of 1800,&#8221; a term previously used by President Thomas \u2064Jefferson to describe \u2063his election victory that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">challenged previous governance styles<\/a>.\u200c Musk&#8217;s remarks were met with enthusiasm\u200d from the \u200dcrowd, reflecting a shared sentiment against what they perceive as government waste. The narrative\u2063 suggests\u200c that a Trump presidency with Musk&#8217;s \u200cinfluence could lead to a \u2063significant transformation in government principles, akin to historical shifts in power.\u200c Additionally,\u2062 it draws\u200b attention to the wealth \u2062disparity connected to government roles, \u200cimplying that \u2064many have prospered \u2063at \u200dthe expense of average Americans through \u2062excessive taxation and spending.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Thomas Jefferson, without a shred of exaggeration, described his first election to the presidency as the &ldquo;revolution of 1800.&rdquo; And now, 224 years later, we find ourselves on the brink of something similar.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday in New York City&rsquo;s iconic Madison Square Garden, at a rally in support of former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-gains-unexpected-ally-new-york-citys-democratic-mayor-jumps-defend-smears\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>, entrepreneur and patriot Elon Musk electrified rallygoers by pledging to slash trillions of dollars from the federal government&rsquo;s budget during a second Trump presidency.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Your money is being wasted,&rdquo; Musk said, &ldquo;and the Department of Government Efficiency is gonna fix that!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The crowd then erupted in cheers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re gonna get the government off your back and out of your pocketbook,&rdquo; Musk added moments later.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>In August, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/musk-might-join-trump-admin-top-5-must-see-moments-trump-musk-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> endorsed the idea of a government efficiency commission headed by Musk.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, D.O.G.E.-related ideas and accounts have proliferated on Musk&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X.<\/p>\n<p>Howard Lutnick, chairman and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, spoke immediately before Musk on Sunday, then introduced the X owner to the rally crowd.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We set up D.O.G.E.,&rdquo; Lutnick said to Musk. &ldquo;How much do you think we can rip out of this wasted $6.5 trillion Harris-Biden budget?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well I think we could do at least $2 trillion,&rdquo; the X owner replied.<\/p>\n<p>Having pledged to tame the federal leviathan, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/keith-olbermanns-unhinged-demand-detainment-elon-musk-backfires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Musk<\/a> earned raucous chants of &ldquo;E-lon! E-lon!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Um4G_vRFsGU?si=SjFZ2F2fYDcMkMrK\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In fact, to illustrate the D.O.G.E. idea&rsquo;s popularity on X, here is a shorter clip of the same exchange from an account called &ldquo;DogeDesigner,&rdquo; which, as of Monday morning, had more than 935,000 followers:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Elon Musk on D.O.G.E:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think we can reduce the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-of-countless-more-lies-from-bidens-sotu\/\" title=\"Three (Of Countless More) Lies From Biden\u2019s SOTU\">annual federal budget<\/a> by atleast $2 trillion per year. Your tax money is being wasted and the Department of Government Efficiency is going to fix that.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/isu5ZHOaGz\">pic.twitter.com\/isu5ZHOaGz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DogeDesigner (@cb_doge) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cb_doge\/status\/1850676693465206962?\">October 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In an 1819 <a href=\"https:\/\/founders.archives.gov\/documents\/Jefferson\/03-15-02-0014#:~:text=they%20contain%20the%20true%20principles,the%20suffrage%20of%20the%20people.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a>, Jefferson referred to his first election as the &ldquo;revolution of 1800.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>At the turn of the 19th century, voters overwhelmingly rejected a Federalist program of aristocratic governance, censorship, war and consolidation. Nowadays, we would characterize consolidation as &ldquo;big government.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Thus, Jefferson called the voters&rsquo; rejection of Federalism &ldquo;as real a revolution in the principles of our government as that of 76, was in it&rsquo;s form; not effected indeed by the sword, as that, but by the rational and peaceable instrument of reform, the suffrage of the people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/early-voting-results-coming-great-news-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> victory, featuring a Musk-led assault on federal spending, would qualify as an 1800-style revolution in government principles.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, no one would resist that assault with more ferocity than the bureaucrats of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/unreal-nyt-article-praises-deep-state-blasts-trump-trying-take\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deep state<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/healthiest-communities\/slideshows\/richest-counties-in-america\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. News &amp; World Report<\/a> ranked America&rsquo;s 15 wealthiest counties by median household income. Incredibly, suburbs of Washington, D.C., occupied five of the top ten spots on the list.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, deep-state actors have grown rich and powerful at the expense of ordinary Americans.<\/p>\n<p>A transfer of wealth on that scale can only happen through criminal levels of confiscation. After all, people connected to the federal government can only get rich via taxation or inflationary spending.<\/p>\n<p>Americans have had enough. 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During a rally for former President Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York City, entrepreneur Elon Musk energized attendees by promising to cut trillions from the federal budget if Trump is re-elected. Musk stated, &#8220;Your money is being wasted,&#8221; and announced plans for a Department of Government Efficiency to address this issue, prompting cheers from the crowd. He emphasized his commitment to reducing government interference in people&#8217;s lives and finances.<\/p>\n<p>In August, Trump supported Musk&#8217;s idea for a government efficiency commission. Since then, discussions around D.O.G.E.-related initiatives have gained traction on Musk&#8217;s social media platform X. Before Musk spoke at the rally, Howard Lutnick of Cantor Fitzgerald asked him how much could be trimmed from the $6.5 trillion Harris-Biden budget; Musk estimated at least $2 trillion could be saved.<\/p>\n<p>Musk&#8217;s pledge resonated with supporters who chanted his name enthusiastically. In an earlier letter from 1819, Jefferson described his election as a significant shift away from Federalist policies that favored aristocracy and censorship\u2014what we now might call &#8220;big government.&#8221; A potential victory for Trump with Musk leading efforts against federal spending could represent another major transformation in governance principles.<\/p>\n<p>Recent rankings show that many wealthy counties are near Washington D.C., indicating that deep-state officials have prospered while ordinary Americans struggle under heavy taxation and inflationary pressures. With growing discontent among citizens regarding this wealth transfer system, Trump and Musk appear ready to initiate another peaceful revolution against it<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2360560,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Elon-Musk-3.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[38037,26894,32192,5466,32412],"class_list":["post-2360559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-budget-cuts","tag-deep-state","tag-elon-musk","tag-fear","tag-government-spending"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Elon-Musk-3.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2360559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2360559"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2360559\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2360560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2360559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2360559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2360559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}