{"id":2438900,"date":"2025-05-25T12:39:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T16:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/phillips-blasts-dems-for-missing-opportunity-with-doge-and-musk-work-with-him\/"},"modified":"2025-05-25T12:40:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T16:40:33","slug":"phillips-blasts-dems-for-missing-opportunity-with-doge-and-musk-work-with-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/phillips-blasts-dems-for-missing-opportunity-with-doge-and-musk-work-with-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Phillips blasts Dems for missing opportunity with DOGE and Musk: \u2018Work with him\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\">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%2Fphillips-blasts-dems-for-missing-opportunity-with-doge-and-musk-work-with-him%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=2438900&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>Former Congressman Dean Phillips criticized his Democratic colleagues for not seizing the prospect to work with elon Musk and expressed support for Musk&#8217;s initiatives aimed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-to-launch-doge-panel-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"House Republicans to launch ... panel - Washington Examiner\">improving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congresss-4155-page-omnibus-bill-is-a-symbol-of-american-decadence\/\" title=\"Congress\u2019s 4,155-Page Omnibus Bill Is a Symbol of American Decadence\">government efficiency<\/a><\/a>. In a recent appearance on Fox News, Phillips emphasized that rather than condemning Musk, Democrats should understand and celebrate his contributions, particularly his involvement in the DOGE initiative aimed at <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >federal spending cuts<\/a>. He argued that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mitch-mcconnell-should-watch-his-back-because-a-close-ally-may-be-after-his-leadership-position\/\" title=\"Mitch McConnell&#039;s Leadership Position May Be at Risk from a Close Ally\">political landscape shifts<\/a> with public opinion, citing Musk&#8217;s previous popularity among the Left for his electric car contributions. <\/p>\n<p>Phillips noted that the House caucus intended to participate in DOGE has not convened recently, suggesting a lack of productive engagement. He encouraged Democrats to collaborate more openly with Musk,who plans to reduce his involvement in DOGE. Despite Phillips&#8217; encouragement, Rep. Jared Moskowitz countered that the caucus did not participate in any of musk&#8217;s initiatives. The DOGE initiative is set to reach its goals by July 4, 2026. Phillips also previously attempted to challenge President Biden for the Democratic nomination in 2024 but received minimal support.  <\/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\">Dean Phillips blasts fellow Dems for missing opportunity with DOGE and Musk: &lsquo;Work with him&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_2122934\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Democratic congressman <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dean-phillips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Dean Phillips<\/a> suggested that the efforts of <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a> &ldquo;should be celebrated&rdquo; by his party.<\/p>\n<p>Phillips, who opted not to run for reelection for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Minnesota\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Minnesota<\/a> seat last November, has long called for his former colleagues to side with Musk over his volunteer participation in the Department of Government Efficiency. On Saturday, Phillips appeared on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>My View with Lara Trump<\/em> to renew his call for support.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3421674\/biden-feeling-great-one-week-after-cancer-diagnosis\/\">Biden &#8216;feeling great&#8217; one week after cancer diagnosis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3421564\/trump-honors-west-point-graduates-as-winners\/\">Trump honors West Point graduates as &#8216;winners&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3421540\/watch-live-trump-delivers-remarks-at-west-point-commencement\/\">WATCH LIVE: Trump delivers remarks at West Point Commencement<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;This is the pendulum of American politics: people loved Elon Musk when he was making electric cars, and he was the darling of the Left. I think a little less condemnation, a little bit more understanding what he&rsquo;s actually trying to do, which is rectify generations of mismanagement by Democrats and Republicans of the federal government should be celebrated,&rdquo; Phillips said. <\/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=2951246&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=2d804b47c9f65587bce3973592b4ec45\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, Phillips echoed the concerns of Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), who claimed the House caucus meant to participate in the DOGE federal spending cuts hasn&rsquo;t met in months and was effectively &ldquo;dead.&rdquo; Moskowitz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3410314\/jared-moskowitz-doge-caucus-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"denied\">denied<\/a> that the caucus influenced Musk, who heads DOGE. He said, &ldquo;We weren&rsquo;t involved at all in anything Elon was in charge of. Zero. Zilch. Nada. [Musk] did it all on his own.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now, should we be more transparent? Should the strategy be one that&rsquo;s developed in unison with the other side of Democrats? Yes,&rdquo; Phillips said. &ldquo;I was trying to encourage my Democrat colleagues to actually work with him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Moskowitz&rsquo;s claims were rejected by the caucus, which is co-chaired by Reps. Aaron Bean (R-FL), Pete Sessions (R-TX), and Blake Moore (R-UT). Sessions explained to the&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that &ldquo;the Congressional DOGE Caucus is distinct from the Administration&rsquo;s DOGE initiative led by Elon Musk.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>These comments follow&nbsp;Musk&rsquo;s pledge to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3397648\/doge-day-afternoon-government-cutting-lessons-musk-steps-back\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">scale back<\/a>&nbsp;his volunteer effort to DOGE in the coming weeks.&nbsp;Musk&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3397496\/elon-musk-doge-not-as-effective\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reported,<\/a>&nbsp;&ldquo;In the grand scheme of things, I think we&rsquo;ve been effective. Not as effective as I like.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3417068\/terry-mcauliffe-trump-democratic-party-adopt-strategy-great-salesman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TERRY MCAULIFFE SUGGESTS DEMOCRATIC PARTY ADOPT STRATEGY OF &lsquo;GREAT SALESMAN&rsquo; TRUMP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>DOGE is operating with the goal to accomplish all of its work by July 4,&nbsp;2026.<\/p>\n<p>Before he retired from the House, Phillips attempted a primary challenge against then-President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Biden<\/a> in 2024. Phillips claimed he could see Biden&rsquo;s &ldquo;serious decline&rdquo; and predicted the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s reelection campaign would only hand now-President Donald Trump the win. In the end, Phillips garnered 3% of the popular vote and four delegates.<\/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_2122934\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2122934\"}});<\/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>Dean Phillips criticizes Democrats for not collaborating with Musk on DOGE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2438901,"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\/11\/Dean-P.-.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3933,23466,4250,13937],"class_list":["post-2438900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dems","tag-doge","tag-musk","tag-phillips"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Dean-P.-.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438900","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=2438900"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438900\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2438904,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438900\/revisions\/2438904"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2438901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2438900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2438900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2438900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}