{"id":2405703,"date":"2025-02-23T11:06:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T16:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donalds-calls-out-democrats-ire-over-musk-rank-hypocrisy\/"},"modified":"2025-02-23T11:07:38","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T16:07:38","slug":"donalds-calls-out-democrats-ire-over-musk-rank-hypocrisy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donalds-calls-out-democrats-ire-over-musk-rank-hypocrisy\/","title":{"rendered":"Donalds calls out Democrats\u2019 ire over Musk: \u2018Rank hypocrisy\u2019"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fdonalds-calls-out-democrats-ire-over-musk-rank-hypocrisy%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=2405703&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>In\u200c a recent fox News appearance, Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) defended Elon Musk\u2062 against criticisms from the Democratic Party.\u2064 Donalds \u200ddenounced their accusations of\u200b Musk being an\u2063 unelected oligarch as &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-1k-migrants-released-daily-into-mcallen-texas\/\" title=\"Over 1K migrants released daily into McAllen, Texas\">rank hypocrisy<\/a>,&#8221; arguing that the Democrats are upset as Musk has been empowered\u200d under \u2064former President Donald Trump\u200c to \u2062challenge the bureaucratic inefficiencies they created. He criticized the Democrats for their tolerance\u2062 of waste and\u2063 fraud \u200cwithin governmental departments,\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-football-coach-suspended-team-already-under-investigation\/\" title=\"University football coach suspended, team already being investigated.\">highlighting specific instances<\/a> of financial mismanagement. Donalds also pointed out <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">meaningful\u200b workforce\u200d reductions<\/a> \u200dat the IRS,\u2062 which saw over 6,000 employees let go and claimed that the Department\u200d of \u2064Government Efficiency (DOGE)\u200b has saved $55 billion by canceling\u2062 unneeded contracts \u200band grants.  <\/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\">Donalds calls out Democrats&rsquo; ire over Musk: &lsquo;Rank hypocrisy&rsquo;<\/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_2016066\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/byron-donalds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Byron Donalds<\/a> (R-FL) defended the volunteer head of the Department of Government Efficiency <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a> from the Democratic Party&rsquo;s criticisms.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>DOGE is examining the Education, Homeland Security, and Treasury departments, in addition to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/NASA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">NASA<\/a>. Donalds appeared on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Life, Liberty, and Levin<\/em> Saturday to detail how Democratic politicians are guilty of &ldquo;rank hypocrisy&rdquo; when they accuse Musk of being an unelected oligarch.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3324712\/howard-lutnick-says-elon-musk-committed-cut-1-trillion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"HOWARD LUTNICK SAYS ELON MUSK COMMITTED TO CUT $1 TRILLION\">HOWARD LUTNICK SAYS ELON MUSK COMMITTED TO CUT $1 TRILLION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2811834&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=496e2e0926943d58a69f3ff10225a79c\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;Now&nbsp;that&nbsp;the Democrats&nbsp;are&nbsp;upset,&nbsp;it&rsquo;s&nbsp;because&nbsp;Donald Trump has empowered Elon Musk and his team to use that same discretion given to 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> by the progressives to unwind the very leviathan&nbsp;that&nbsp;they created,&rdquo; Donalds said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It has to do with a very simple thing, they love the massive bloat in waste,&rdquo; Donalds went on.&nbsp;&ldquo;You&rsquo;ve got Stacey Abrams in one of her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressives-push-biden-to-include-10-trillion-climate-plan-in-infrastructure-package\/\" title=\"Progressives Push Biden to Include  Trillion Climate Plan in Infrastructure Package\">climate groups<\/a> is supposed to get to billion dollars. When you look at their tax returns their revenue is only $100. They&rsquo;re getting $2 billion? &hellip; But there is a report that came up the other day that under Joe Biden, he let 53 researchers and students, unpaid people go in and have full access to the data of the American people at the IRS. Joe Biden&rsquo;s administration let that happen. So, they have no problem with the waste, and the fraud, and the abuse as long as their special interest groups are being funded and their ideology is being promoted regardless of the will of the American people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2811836&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=b29e4818c40fe9d53abbb98db411dfb1\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This comes after the IRS saw a mass firing of over 6,000 employees. They were between 6% and 7% of the agency&rsquo;s 100,000-person workforce. They worked away from the Washington, D.C., area, as the employees who lost their jobs from offices located in Florida, Georgia, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas.<\/p>\n<p>DOGE has gone on to cancel government contracts, leases, and grants. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3323628\/has-doge-really-saved-55-billion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"According\">According<\/a> to the department, this has already saved $55 billion.<\/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_2016066\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2016066\"}});<\/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>Donalds criticizes Democrats&#8217; anger at Musk: &#8216;Hypocrisy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2405704,"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\/2024\/10\/Byron-Donalds_Trump_campaign_new-york_ttr4.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3685,32319,32192],"class_list":["post-2405703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democrats","tag-donald-trump","tag-elon-musk"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Byron-Donalds_Trump_campaign_new-york_ttr4.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405703","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\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2405703"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405703\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2405707,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405703\/revisions\/2405707"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2405704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2405703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2405703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2405703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}