Summary
Elon Musk’s aggressive push to control the Treasury payment system is stirring chaos in Washington. His DOGE team now seeks access to trillions in funds.
The move followed career official David Lebryk’s resignation after he refused to provide Musk’s aides the system’s keys. Officials were replaced abruptly.
Critics warn Musk’s control could completely freeze funding for programs like Social Security, Medicaid, and SNAP, endangering working families.
The strategy appears aimed at cutting federal spending and securing corporate tax breaks, though most Americans strongly oppose an unelected billionaire’s interference in government.
Amen. They have no grasp of what’s going on. They’re convinced that some West Wing witticism is going to dunk so hard on a fascist reader that it’ll turn the tide. When it inevitably does nothing at all, they’ll think, “Oh well I did what I could” with no self awareness that they did nothing at all.