{"id":2402381,"date":"2025-02-13T14:44:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T19:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-announces-investigations-into-bureaucrats-that-have-become-wealthy-despite-modest-fed-salaries\/"},"modified":"2025-02-13T14:45:09","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T19:45:09","slug":"elon-musk-announces-investigations-into-bureaucrats-that-have-become-wealthy-despite-modest-fed-salaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-announces-investigations-into-bureaucrats-that-have-become-wealthy-despite-modest-fed-salaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Announces Investigations Into Bureaucrats That Have Become Wealthy Despite Modest Fed Salaries"},"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\">28<\/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-announces-investigations-into-bureaucrats-that-have-become-wealthy-despite-modest-fed-salaries%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=2402381&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>Elon \u2062Musk, as teh head of the Department of Government Efficiency, \u200cis actively working to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse \u2063within the government. In \u200da <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">recent media \u2063appearance alongside<\/a> former President Donald Trump, Musk \u200bhighlighted concerns over\u200d high-ranking bureaucrats who appear to amass important wealth while earning salaries typically in the hundreds of thousands. Specifically, Musk and Trump referenced Samantha Power, the former USAID administrator, whose net worth is estimated to be around $30 million \u200cdespite an\u200b annual salary of approximately $180,000.<\/p>\n<p>During the discussion,Musk\u200d expressed curiosity about how some bureaucrats seem\u200c to become wealthy at the taxpayer&#8217;s expense,suggesting that there might \u2064potentially be unethical practices\u200d at play.Trump asked Musk \u200bto share examples of such cases, emphasizing the importance of transparency in government spending. The duo&#8217;s focus\u2063 on reducing waste\u2062 within government agencies has garnered attention, \u2064as they \u2062aim to ensure that taxpayer dollars are allocated effectively and justly. Musk&#8217;s ongoing investigation is expected to uncover further instances of bureaucratic excess, raising alarms about potential corruption within the system.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>Department of Government Efficiency Chair Elon Musk continues his crusade to address waste, fraud, and abuse.<\/p>\n<p>Musk spoke to the media alongside President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/secret-pact-22-democratic-ags-discovered-plot-defy-trump-exposed-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> from the Oval Office on Tuesday about DOGE&rsquo;s ongoing efforts to cut massive amounts of government spending and to ensure that the American taxpayer&rsquo;s dollars are actually going towards worthy causes.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, Trump asked Musk to speak about bureaucrats who he found were raking in millions while only having a salary in the hundreds of thousands.<\/p>\n<p>The following clip was posted to <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 on that issue.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">President Trump and Elon Musk exposes the EX-USAID Chief Samantha Power who accumulate a $30 million of net worth over a matter of years with a $180k annual salary. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3auDYginRs\">pic.twitter.com\/3auDYginRs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DeVory Darkins (@devorydarkins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/devorydarkins\/status\/1889427121648599316?\">February 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\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><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Could you mention some of the things that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elon-rehire-doge-staffer-resigned-media-dug-tweets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">your team<\/a> has found? Some of the crazy numbers, including the woman that walked away with about thirty million?&rdquo; Trump asked.<\/p>\n<p>Here, all signs point to Trump referencing former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/usaid-helped-dems-steal-2020-election-funding-wuhan-lab-created-covid-ultimate-excuse-illegal-election-tampering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United States Agency for International Development<\/a> administrator Samantha Power whose net worth is in the millions, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidebidensbasement.org\/appointees\/samantha-power\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">InsideBidensBasement.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This despite having a much lower <a href=\"https:\/\/openpayrolls.com\/samantha-jane-power-114546117#:~:text=Samantha%20Jane%20Power%20worked%20as%20a%20Program%20Management,reported%20pay%20of%20%24183%2C100%20according%20to%20public%20records.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">salary<\/a> of just over $180,000.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We do find it sort of rather odd that there are quite a few people in bureaucracy who have ostensibly a salary of a few <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-bidens-plan-for-450k-payouts-to-border-crossers-stalls-amidst-backlash\/\" title=\"Joe Biden&#039;s Plan for 0K Payouts to Border Crossers Stalls Amidst Backlash\">hundred thousand dollars<\/a> but somehow managed to accrue tens of millions of dollars in net worth while they are in that position which is, you know, what happened with USAID,&rdquo; Musk said, speaking directly to the media.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re just curious as to where it came from,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mysteriously they get wealthy. We don&rsquo;t know why. Where does it come from?&rdquo; Musk asked rhetorically before getting to the bottom line.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think the reality is they&rsquo;re getting wealthy at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-exquisite-look-melanias-face-trump-says-faucis-safety-faucis-problem-not-taxpayers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">taxpayer<\/a>&lsquo;s expense. That&rsquo;s the honest truth of it,&rdquo; he stated.<\/p>\n<p>The wealth in itself is not the issue that Americans should be outraged by; it&rsquo;s the means in which Musk is saying these bureaucrats are obtaining it.<\/p>\n<p>America is land of prosperity where we can each make our way and grow rich &mdash; Trump and Musk are a testament to that &mdash; but if bureaucrats are outright stealing from taxpayers to accomplish this, then there&rsquo;s a massive problem.<\/p>\n<p>Since news of USAID&rsquo;s spending habits has gone public, taxpayers have been understandably upset, but this is just one agency.<\/p>\n<p>One can only imagine what else Musk will uncover as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/doge-finds-shocking-168k-special-contract-anthony-fauci-terminates-immediately\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOGE<\/a> digs deeper and likely uncovers several other overpaid bureaucrats, like Power, getting rich while doing next to nothing for the people she&rsquo;s supposed to be working for.<\/p>\n<p>Cutting waste shouldn&rsquo;t be a divisive issue, but Musk and Trump have received plenty of backlash for their efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Despite what the left says, this is what 77 million people voted for.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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During a media event with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Tuesday, they discussed DOGE&#8217;s initiatives aimed at significantly reducing government expenditures and ensuring taxpayer money is allocated to meaningful causes. Trump prompted Musk to highlight instances where bureaucrats earn substantial wealth despite having relatively modest salaries. A clip shared on social media featured Trump and Musk discussing former USAID administrator Samantha Power, who reportedly amassed a net worth of $30 million while earning an annual salary of around $180,000. Musk expressed concern over how some bureaucrats manage to accumulate such wealth while serving in their positions and suggested that this enrichment comes at the expense of taxpayers. He emphasized that while wealth itself isn&#8217;t inherently problematic, the methods by which these officials acquire it raise serious concerns about accountability and integrity within government agencies. As public scrutiny grows regarding USAID&#8217;s financial practices, there are likely more revelations about other high-earning bureaucrats who may be benefiting without adequately serving the public interest. Despite facing criticism for their efforts to eliminate wasteful spending, both Musk and Trump maintain that their actions reflect what many voters desire for responsible governance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2402382,"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\/2025\/02\/Musk-and-Trump-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[9393,32192,50352,8327,7511],"class_list":["post-2402381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-bureaucrats","tag-elon-musk","tag-federal-salary","tag-investigations","tag-wealth"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Musk-and-Trump-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402381","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=2402381"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402381\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2402385,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402381\/revisions\/2402385"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2402382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2402381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2402381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2402381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}