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Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
House DOGE caucus leader says ‘everybody knew' Elon Musk was exaggerating his cost-cutting achievements
Elon Musk was exaggerating the achievements of the Department of Government Efficiency, and 'most everybody' on Capitol Hill knew it, a GOP lawmaker has said. Republican U.S. Rep. Blake Moore told reporters that, behind the scenes, many were skeptical about the bold claims of the world's richest man. "Most everybody knew Elon was exaggerating what he could do," Moore of Utah told reporters outside the Capitol on Thursday. "He was claiming to find $4 billion a day in cuts he was going to get. One time, he said $2 trillion, he was going to find." "It's a massive exaggeration, and I think people are recognizing that now," he added. It comes in the wake of the explosive fallout between Musk and the president on Thursday afternoon. The two men traded verbal blows from their respective social media platforms, culminating in Musk claiming that Trump was 'in the Epstein files.' Moore is one of three co-leaders of the House DOGE caucus, a bipartisan group of lawmakers who had hoped to support Musk's cost-cutting efforts prior to the blow-up. According to Business Insider, the group had intended to compile a report of potential cost-saving measures for DOGE at the end of the first quarter, but reportedly received little contact from the department. "We've always been a little frustrated that there was such limited interaction," Moore said. "We couldn't really identify where we were to lean in, and we had a ton of folks ready to support it, but there just wasn't that interaction." Moore is among many others in the government who wish to pursue cuts to federal spending through the bipartisan government funding process. '[There are] plenty of Democrats that recognize there's waste in our government,' he said. The bromance between Musk and Trump had been winding down in recent weeks after the tech billionaire criticized the president's "Big Beautiful Bill" – the spending bill that Republicans are trying to get through Congress. Musk is among those arguing that the bill would increase the deficit by trillions of dollars. "When I saw Musk start posting, just parroting false claims about the tax reconciliation bill, it was clear something's amiss," Moore said following the online bust-up. "And so it escalated, yeah. It escalated very quickly."
The Independent
a day ago
- Business
- The Independent
House DOGE caucus leader says ‘everybody knew' Elon Musk was exaggerating DOGE's achievements
Elon Musk was exaggerating the achievements of the Department of Government Efficiency, and 'most everybody' on Capitol Hill knew it, a GOP lawmaker has said. Republican U.S. Rep. Blake Moore told reporters that, behind the scenes, many were skeptical about the bold claims of the world's richest man. "Most everybody knew Elon was exaggerating what he could do," Moore of Utah told reporters outside the Capitol on Thursday. " He was claiming to find $4 billion a day in cuts he was going to get. One time, he said $2 trillion, he was going to find." "It's a massive exaggeration, and I think people are recognizing that now," he added. It comes in the wake of the explosive fallout between Musk and the president on Thursday afternoon. The two men traded verbal blows from their respective social media platforms, culminating in Musk claiming that Trump was 'in the Epstein files.' Moore is one of three co-leaders of the House DOGE caucus, a bipartisan group of lawmakers who had hoped to support Musk's cost-cutting efforts prior to the blow-up. According to Business Insider, the group had intended to compile a report of potential cost-saving measures for DOGE at the end of the first quarter, but reportedly received little contact from the department. "We've always been a little frustrated that there was such limited interaction," Moore said. "We couldn't really identify where we were to lean in, and we had a ton of folks ready to support it, but there just wasn't that interaction." Moore is among many others in the government who wish to pursue cuts to federal spending through the bipartisan government funding process. '[There are] plenty of Democrats that recognize there's waste in our government,' he said. The bromance between Musk and Trump had been winding down in recent weeks after the tech billionaire criticized the president's "Big Beautiful Bill" – the spending bill that Republicans are trying to get through Congress. Musk is among those arguing that the bill would increase the deficit by trillions of dollars. "When I saw Musk start posting, just parroting false claims about the tax reconciliation bill, it was clear something's amiss," Moore said following the online bust-up. "And so it escalated, yeah. It escalated very quickly."
Telegraph
10-05-2025
- General
- Telegraph
Marriage Diaries: My husband keeps lying about our children's achievements
Not long after we got married I discovered that my husband tended to exaggerate everything. Most of it was harmless but his degree, work experience and sporting prowess were regularly presented in a better light than reality. The only time it really annoyed me was when we applied for our first mortgage and he revealed he earned a lot less than he'd said to me. Luckily, I hadn't married him for money but I'd completed the first application for our mortgage and had to go back and adjust the figures. I felt quite embarrassed but we got a mortgage we could afford for a house we really liked and we're still there. We both have good jobs now, and over the years I've tuned out the boasting. His friends take his tall stories in their stride and never take him seriously and who actually cares about his golf handicap? It was funny when our daughter started walking before she reached 10 months as he told everyone who would listen, and nobody believed him. He was so incensed with his best friend's mockery that he insisted he came over to ours to witness this, and was then totally deflated when his paediatric doctor wife matter of factly shut him up by saying 'Well, she's very slight and slender so no surprise she can bear her own weight so early.' I decided then to keep a firm eye on his reaction to all our kids' achievements, especially in sport, as I didn't want him to be that awful parent yelling on the sidelines. We went to every parents' night together, so we both knew exactly how they were doing. However, over the years I think I've relaxed too much, especially since he seemed to have given up a bit on his fantastic tales. Instead, I've discovered to my horror that despite all my earlier precautions, his lies are now mainly about our kids, perhaps because he's fed up with not being taken seriously himself. Our youngest isn't very academic and his strengths clearly lie elsewhere, but I heard my husband on the phone to his brother in Australia telling him total lies about our son's exam results and expectations for this year. I went into the room so he knew I'd heard and when he came off the phone I challenged him. He wasn't the least bit embarrassed and just said no-one would ever know and it looks good. I was horrified and asked how he thought our son would feel if he'd been the one to overhear him – that his dad was embarrassed by him and he's inferior compared to the two oldest? He just shrugged and wouldn't answer and I had to let it drop. Then we were at a neighbour's party and he told a new neighbour – in front of me – that our eldest is a high-flying lawyer in London, whereas in reality she's a paralegal. I tried to interrupt and he said 'Oh she hates me boasting about the kids,' and he and the other guy had a bit of a laugh and started on golf, where my husband lied about his handicap as usual. It's really bothering me, especially the fear that our kids will find out and feel that he lies because he's disappointed in them. I think I've managed to bring them up to believe lying is unacceptable, despite his efforts to the contrary, but I wish now I'd tried to put an end to my husband's lies years ago. They're not harmless at all and could really upset our kids.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Marriage Diaries: My husband keeps lying about our children's achievements
Not long after we got married I discovered that my husband tended to exaggerate everything. Most of it was harmless but his degree, work experience and sporting prowess were regularly presented in a better light than reality. The only time it really annoyed me was when we applied for our first mortgage and he revealed he earned a lot less than he'd said to me. Luckily, I hadn't married him for money but I'd completed the first application for our mortgage and had to go back and adjust the figures. I felt quite embarrassed but we got a mortgage we could afford for a house we really liked and we're still there. We both have good jobs now, and over the years I've tuned out the boasting. His friends take his tall stories in their stride and never take him seriously and who actually cares about his golf handicap? It was funny when our daughter started walking before she reached 10 months as he told everyone who would listen, and nobody believed him. He was so incensed with his best friend's mockery that he insisted he came over to ours to witness this, and was then totally deflated when his paediatric doctor wife matter of factly shut him up by saying 'Well, she's very slight and slender so no surprise she can bear her own weight so early.' I decided then to keep a firm eye on his reaction to all our kids' achievements, especially in sport, as I didn't want him to be that awful parent yelling on the sidelines. We went to every parents' night together, so we both knew exactly how they were doing. However, over the years I think I've relaxed too much, especially since he seemed to have given up a bit on his fantastic tales. Instead, I've discovered to my horror that despite all my earlier precautions, his lies are now mainly about our kids, perhaps because he's fed up with not being taken seriously himself. Our youngest isn't very academic and his strengths clearly lie elsewhere, but I heard my husband on the phone to his brother in Australia telling him total lies about our son's exam results and expectations for this year. I went into the room so he knew I'd heard and when he came off the phone I challenged him. He wasn't the least bit embarrassed and just said no-one would ever know and it looks good. I was horrified and asked how he thought our son would feel if he'd been the one to overhear him – that his dad was embarrassed by him and he's inferior compared to the two oldest? He just shrugged and wouldn't answer and I had to let it drop. Then we were at a neighbour's party and he told a new neighbour – in front of me – that our eldest is a high-flying lawyer in London, whereas in reality she's a paralegal. I tried to interrupt and he said 'Oh she hates me boasting about the kids,' and he and the other guy had a bit of a laugh and started on golf, where my husband lied about his handicap as usual. It's really bothering me, especially the fear that our kids will find out and feel that he lies because he's disappointed in them. I think I've managed to bring them up to believe lying is unacceptable, despite his efforts to the contrary, but I wish now I'd tried to put an end to my husband's lies years ago. They're not harmless at all and could really upset our kids. Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
