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3 days ago
- Business
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Tim Walz's 6-Word Response To Elon Musk's Government Exit Is Hilariously Accurate
Listen, Tim Walz is just pointing out that Elon Musk finally did what he said he'd do. The Democratic Minnesota governor had a pretty clever response to news on Wednesday that Musk was exiting the so-calledDepartment of Government Efficiency (DOGE). In a simple, six-word response to an Associated Press report breaking the news, Walz hilariously said: 'finally rooting out waste and abuse.' finally rooting out waste and abuse — Governor Tim Walz (@GovTimWalz) May 29, 2025 The former vice presidential candidate does have a point. Musk had initially promised his department would cut $2 trillion from the $7 trillion federal budget by identifying what the White House described as 'waste, fraud and abuse.' Instead, the tech billionaire and his team caused utter chaos by unlawfully accessing sensitive government data and firing nonpartisan federal employees, most likely illegally, only to hire some of them back. Earlier this month, Musk claimed that DOGE had delivered just a drop in the bucket of his original promise — just $150 billion in cuts — and even that number hasn't been verified. Walz cracking a joke about Musk's exit also seems fitting because DOGE was literally created as a joke. Musk first suggested a 'Department of Government Efficiency' or DOGE — a reference to an antiquated internet meme and cryptocurrency that Musk has frequently promoted — as a quip. When reporters asked Trump during his campaign if he'd consider naming Musk to a Cabinet position, Trump said he would. In response, Musk tweeted a pretty unserious image of himself at a lectern with his stupidly named and made-up agency on it. 'I am willing to serve,' Musk wrote on X alongside the image.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Tim Walz's 6-Word Response To Elon Musk's Government Exit Is Hilariously Accurate
Listen, Tim Walz is just pointing out that Elon Musk finally did what he said he'd do. The Democratic Minnesota governor had a pretty clever response to news on Wednesday that Musk was exiting the so-calledDepartment of Government Efficiency (DOGE). In a simple, six-word response to an Associated Press report breaking the news, Walz hilariously said: 'finally rooting out waste and abuse.' finally rooting out waste and abuse — Governor Tim Walz (@GovTimWalz) May 29, 2025 The former vice presidential candidate does have a point. Musk had initially promised his department would cut $2 trillion from the $7 trillion federal budget by identifying what the White House described as 'waste, fraud and abuse.' Instead, the tech billionaire and his team caused utter chaos by unlawfully accessing sensitive government data and firing nonpartisan federal employees, most likely illegally, only to hire some of them back. Earlier this month, Musk claimed that DOGE had delivered just a drop in the bucket of his original promise — just $150 billion in cuts — and even that number hasn't been verified. Walz cracking a joke about Musk's exit also seems fitting because DOGE was literally created as a joke. Musk first suggested a 'Department of Government Efficiency' or DOGE — a reference to an antiquated internet meme and cryptocurrency that Musk has frequently promoted — as a quip. When reporters asked Trump during his campaign if he'd consider naming Musk to a Cabinet position, Trump said he would. In response, Musk tweeted a pretty unserious image of himself at a lectern with his stupidly named and made-up agency on it. 'I am willing to serve,' Musk wrote on X alongside the image.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Tim Walz's 6-Word Response To Elon Musk's Government Exit Is Hilariously Accurate
Listen, Tim Walz is just pointing out that Elon Musk finally did what he said he'd do. The Democratic Minnesota governor had a pretty clever response to news on Wednesday that Musk was exiting the so-calledDepartment of Government Efficiency (DOGE). In a simple, six-word response to an Associated Press report breaking the news, Walz hilariously said: 'finally rooting out waste and abuse.' finally rooting out waste and abuse — Governor Tim Walz (@GovTimWalz) May 29, 2025 The former vice presidential candidate does have a point. Musk had initially promised his department would cut $2 trillion from the $7 trillion federal budget by identifying what the White House described as 'waste, fraud and abuse.' Instead, the tech billionaire and his team caused utter chaos by unlawfully accessing sensitive government data and firing nonpartisan federal employees, most likely illegally, only to hire some of them back. Earlier this month, Musk claimed that DOGE had delivered just a drop in the bucket of his original promise — just $150 billion in cuts — and even that number hasn't been verified. Walz cracking a joke about Musk's exit also seems fitting because DOGE was literally created as a joke. Musk first suggested a 'Department of Government Efficiency' or DOGE — a reference to an antiquated internet meme and cryptocurrency that Musk has frequently promoted — as a quip. When reporters asked Trump during his campaign if he'd consider naming Musk to a Cabinet position, Trump said he would. In response, Musk tweeted a pretty unserious image of himself at a lectern with his stupidly named and made-up agency on it. 'I am willing to serve,' Musk wrote on X alongside the image.
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Republican lawmakers hold telephone town halls as protesters demand more
HOLLAND, Mich. (AP) — Protesters demanding an in-person town hall from their western Michigan GOP congressman chanted loudly Friday as honking drivers signaled support, disrupting the usual calm of a conservative family vacation town. Mere hours later, Rep. Bill Huizenga held a town hall — by phone. The vocal disruption seen outside his Holland office earlier in the day was absent, as the more controlled setting allowed for questions from pre-selected letters and callers. 'I know this may not be satisfactory to some who would like to just create a scene and be, you know, be disruptive,' Huizenga said on the call. 'But we know that this is extremely effective for reaching people.' See for yourself — The Yodel is the go-to source for daily news, entertainment and feel-good stories. By signing up, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy. Some Republicans have opted to hold telephone town halls after GOP leaders in recent days have advised lawmakers to skip town halls that have been filled with protesters decrying President Donald Trump administration's slashing of federal government. GOP lawmakers have at times found themselves at a loss to explain the cuts, led by billionaire Elon Musk'sDepartment of Government Efficiency, that are leaving federal workers suddenly out of jobs in communities across the country. Trump and other Republicans have accused paid activists of taking control of town halls. On Tuesday, Huizenga told News Channel 3 in west Michigan that the outreach overwhelming his office was 'funded and organized by outside partisans.' Meanwhile, longtime Holland resident Linda Visscher and other protesters faced freezing temperatures and falling snow outside Huizenga's office on Friday. Holding a sign that read, 'Our House seat is not your entitlement, you are accountable to your constituents,' she insisted she wasn't being paid to protest. 'I'm trying to think of a nice way of saying B.S. They are not activists,' said Visscher, who said her political affiliations 'lean towards liberal.' 'People who go to town halls are concerned citizens. And just because some of the representatives are getting yelled at or uncomfortably questioned doesn't mean that you stop doing it," she added. Nearly 50 people gathered outside Huizenga's office as cars, ranging from semi-trucks to Ford pickups, honked as they drove by. His Holland office is in Ottawa County, a deeply religious area known as a bastion of conservative politics. Trump secured the area in the 2024 election with 59.5% of the vote. Nancy Berg, a volunteer at the local Christian Neighbors food bank, held a sign opposing cuts to Medicaid. She said the food bank serves people who are food insecure and 'depend on the resources we provide,' adding that she doesn't know how they will manage if the expected cuts materialize. Many of the questions Huizenga faced at his phone town hall related to Social Security. Among the potential changes to the Social Security Administration are layoffs for more than 10% of the agency's workforce and the closure of dozens of offices throughout the U.S. It is all part of the Trump administration's efforts to shrink the size of the federal workforce through the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. Huizenga insisted, 'Social Security is not being touched,' adding that DOGE has no authority over it. Despite facing critical questions, Huizenga concluded his hour-long town hall by saying, 'My job as a representative is not to necessarily agree with everybody." 'It's also, frankly, not to just go out there and stick my finger in the wind,' Huizenga said. 'I get hired to use my experience, my judgment, and then to make tough decisions. And then I get a very public job review every two years.'
Yahoo
05-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Trump Roasted After Two Clueless Words in His Speech to Congress
Donald Trump said during his address to Congress Tuesday night that 'the days of unelected bureaucrats are over,' referencing his mass purge of federal employees. Democrats in the chamber immediately laughed, and were quick to stand and point at an unelected bureaucrat in attendance who was given sweeping powers by Trump: Elon Musk. Others pointed out Trump's blatant hypocrisy on social media. Since Trump's inauguration, Musk has used his pet project, the pseudo-Department of Government Efficiency, to overhaul the federal government and claim that billions of dollars in wasteful spending was being cut. In reality, government spending has gone up, DOGE has had to correct some of its own false numbers, and Musk has personally benefited from the government takeover. The greedy welfare billionaire and world's richest man has gotten even wealthier as one of the most powerful unelected bureaucrats in history.
