{"id":2404880,"date":"2025-02-20T18:51:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T23:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-brandishes-chainsaw-at-cpac-and-cuts-down-democrats-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-20T18:54:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T23:54:04","slug":"elon-musk-brandishes-chainsaw-at-cpac-and-cuts-down-democrats-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-brandishes-chainsaw-at-cpac-and-cuts-down-democrats-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk brandishes chainsaw at CPAC and cuts down Democrats &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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-brandishes-chainsaw-at-cpac-and-cuts-down-democrats-washington-examiner%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=2404880&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>At\u200d the\u2064 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, tech billionaire Elon Musk made a notable debut, \u200dbrandishing a\u200d chainsaw\u2064 while delivering\u2063 sharp criticisms of the Democratic Party. Musk&#8217;s\u200d appearance\u200c was aligned with his role in the Trump management\u2019s &#8220;Department\u200b of Government Efficiency,&#8221; where he aims to reduce \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-what-each-of-bidens-42-executive-orders-will-actually-do\/\" title=\"Here\u2019s What Each Of Biden\u2019s 42 Executive Orders Will Actually Do\">federal workforce<\/a> and\u200c spending, sparking protests\u200d from Democrats. \u2062During his speech, Musk expressed skepticism about\u200b Democrats&#8217; \u200deffectiveness\u200c and criticized the &#8220;cancel culture,&#8221; which he believes infringes on personal freedoms. He also highlighted ongoing legal challenges from Democrats \u2064regarding his efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">dismantle government agencies<\/a>, claiming that \u200chis administration&#8217;s work \u2062is necessary to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-retired-lt-gen-keith-kellogg-endorses-gino-campana-for-colorado-senate-race\/\" title=\"Exclusive \u2014 Retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg Endorses Gino Campana for Colorado Senate Race\u00a0\">cut government waste<\/a>. Additionally, musk mentioned potential \u2062fiscal policies that could result\u2064 in taxpayer\u2062 dividends if \u200bsignificant savings are achieved from federal spending\u2064 reforms, which he \u2063assured the audience would receive presidential support. His public stance has positioned him as\u2064 a controversial figure, earning him the moniker &#8220;President Musk&#8221; from critics.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Elon Musk brandishes chainsaw at CPAC and cuts down Democrats<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1999507\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland &mdash;<\/strong>&nbsp;Tech billionaire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a> waved a silver chainsaw in his debut appearance at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cpac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Conservative Political Action Conference<\/a> to the delight of the packed crowd before delivering withering attacks against Democrats.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>At the behest of President&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>, Musk&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-government-efficiency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a> has moved to slash the federal workforce and government spending, prompting protests from Democrats.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3324522\/trump-says-federal-government-should-take-over-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TRUMP SAYS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD &lsquo;TAKE OVER&rsquo; DC<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Musk, donning sunglasses and a gold chain, seemed unconcerned with the protests against him and even questioned Democrats&rsquo; ability to mount any resistance to the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At this point, I&rsquo;m not sure how much of the Left is even real,&rdquo; Musk mused. &ldquo;It doesn&rsquo;t have popular support.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Musk also slammed Democrats who he claimed went &ldquo;crazy&rdquo; and led him to leave behind his politically neutral stance. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No, I mean the whole cancel culture, and, you know, it&rsquo;s trying to stop freedom of speech and infringe upon, just in general infringe upon people&rsquo;s personal freedoms,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats, labor unions, and like-minded allies have sued the Trump administration over DOGE&rsquo;s ability to push out thousands of workers, effectively shutter agencies, and block funds that Congress has appropriated. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tech billionaire Elon Musk holds a chainsaw onstage at CPAC. (Graeme Jennings\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Democrats have derisively referred to the Trump ally as President Musk. However, during a joint Fox News interview with Trump, the two men <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3322408\/trump-musk-cozy-up-hannity-interview-defend-unconventional-presidency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">dismissed the accusations<\/a>. A week before Trump signed an executive order directly federal agencies to work with DOGE&rsquo;s efforts to slash spending and the federal workforce. <\/p>\n<p>On Presidents Day, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/protests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">protesters<\/a>&nbsp;across the country&nbsp;took to the streets to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3322051\/protesters-gather-nationwide-against-trump-on-presidents-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">display their opposition<\/a>&nbsp;to Musk, but the tech leader remains undeterred that the work DOGE is doing is necessary to stop government waste.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A massive amount of your tax money is going directly to the legacy media from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/better-than-expected-u-s-economy-added-638000-jobs-in-october-unemployment-dropped-to-6-9\/\" title=\"Better Than Expected: U.S. Economy Added 638,000 Jobs in October, Unemployment Dropped to 6.9%\">federal government<\/a>,&rdquo; Musk bemoaned after the administration ended subscriptions for outlets including <em>Politico<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Musk also reiterated support for sending out 20% of the money saved by DOGE to the public. Taxpayers could see up to $5,000 checks if Musk reaches the goal of saving $2 trillion in spending.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I told the president, he&rsquo;s supportive of that. So it sounds like something we&rsquo;re going to do,&rdquo; Musk said of the so-called DOGE dividend.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Just mere hours before Musk spoke, House Speaker&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mike Johnson<\/a>&nbsp;(R-LA)&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3325466\/mike-johnson-doge-dividends-cpac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">appeared cool<\/a> to the idea during his remarks at CPAC. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Fiscal responsibility is what we do as conservatives, that&rsquo;s our brand,&rdquo; Johnson said. &ldquo;And we have a $36 trillion federal debt. We have a giant deficit that we&rsquo;re contending with. I think we need to pay down the credit card, right?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1999507\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1999507\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk wields chainsaw at CPAC, targets Democrats<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2404881,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Elon-Musk-CPAC.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50773,19858,3685,32192,32076],"class_list":["post-2404880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-chainsaw-2","tag-cpac","tag-democrats","tag-elon-musk","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Elon-Musk-CPAC.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404880","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\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2404880"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404880\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2404885,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404880\/revisions\/2404885"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2404881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2404880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2404880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2404880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}