{"id":2413510,"date":"2025-03-17T13:06:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T17:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-says-the-mess-in-federal-government-is-worse-than-expected-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-17T13:06:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T17:06:02","slug":"musk-says-the-mess-in-federal-government-is-worse-than-expected-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-says-the-mess-in-federal-government-is-worse-than-expected-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Musk says the mess in Federal government is \u2018worse\u2019 than expected &#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\">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%2Fmusk-says-the-mess-in-federal-government-is-worse-than-expected-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=2413510&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 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\">Musk says the mess in Federal government is &lsquo;worse&rsquo; than expected<\/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_2037575\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\" target=\"_blank\">Elon Musk<\/a>&nbsp;said, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s hard to compete with the federal gover<\/span>nment&rdquo; when asked whether the mess he found with the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-government-efficiency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a>&nbsp;was worse than the one at&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp;when he took over.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is worse than I expected,&rdquo; Musk told Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ted-cruz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ted Cruz<\/a> (R-TX) on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BDREZmpkIz8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>Verdict with Ted Cruz<\/em> <\/a>podcast.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3349864\/watch-live-karoline-leavitt-holds-white-house-press-briefing\/\">WATCH LIVE: Karoline Leavitt holds White House press briefing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3349807\/musk-democrats-200-billion-buy-votes-illegal-immigrants\/\">Musk: Democrats used $200 billion to &lsquo;buy&rsquo; votes of illegal immigrants<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3349685\/mark-carney-snubs-trump-courts-reliable-allies-europe\/\">Mark Carney snubs Trump and courts &#8216;reliable allies&#8217; in Europe<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;But, on the plus side, that means there&rsquo;s more opportunity for improvement. So, if you look on the bright side, there&rsquo;s actually a lot of opportunity for improvement in federal government expenditures because it&rsquo;s so bad.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our EXCLUSIVE interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ElonMusk<\/a> from the White House is out now!<\/p>\n<p>We cover DOGE, AI, Trump, going to Mars, and killer robots.<\/p>\n<p>Watch Part 1 now or listen to it wherever you get your podcasts! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/azRhHk0DjW\">https:\/\/t.co\/azRhHk0DjW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sKRMGO3mrX\">pic.twitter.com\/sKRMGO3mrX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedcruz\/status\/1901644464407425281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Roughly 76% of voters, including 62% of Democrats, support a &ldquo;full-scale effort to find and eliminate fraud and waste in government,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/harvardharrispoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HHP_Feb2025_vFinal.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according<\/a> to a recent Harvard CAPS-Harris poll.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If it was a well-run ship, it would be very difficult to improve,&rdquo; Musk said. &ldquo;If people say, &lsquo;Well, how will you figure out how to save money in the federal government?&rsquo; Well, it&rsquo;s like being in a room where the walls, the roof, and floor are all targets.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You shoot in any direction &mdash; you can&rsquo;t miss.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Musk opened up about the federal government&rsquo;s &ldquo;magic money&rdquo; computers that misrepresent the financials senators like Cruz are given.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">An absolute bombshell from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@elonmusk<\/a> on the latest episode of Verdict.<\/p>\n<p>He reveals there are 14 magic money computers in the federal government that send money out of nothing.<\/p>\n<p>Don&rsquo;t miss the latest episode of Verdict wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe now!&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1tnJmJtiw9\">pic.twitter.com\/1tnJmJtiw9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedcruz\/status\/1901646958806049204?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I call it [a] magic money computer,&rdquo; Musk said. &ldquo;Any computer which can just make money out of thin air. That&rsquo;s magic money &hellip; It just issues payments.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And you said there&rsquo;s something like 11 of these computers at treasury that are sending out trillions in payments?&rdquo; Cruz asked.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3349807\/musk-democrats-200-billion-buy-votes-illegal-immigrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">MUSK: DEMOCRATS USED $200 BILLION TO &lsquo;BUY&rsquo; VOTES OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Musk says the computers exist in the Treasury, Health and Human Services, State, and Defense Departments.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think we found now 14 magic money computers,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;They just send money out of nothing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <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_2037575\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2037575\"}});<\/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>Musk says the mess in Federal government is \u2018worse\u2019 than expected Elon Musk\u00a0said, \u201cIt\u2019s hard to compete with the federal government\u201d when asked whether the mess he found with the\u00a0Department of Government Efficiency\u00a0was worse than the one at\u00a0Twitter\u00a0when he took over. \u201cIt is worse than I expected,\u201d Musk told Sen. 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