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The American people spoke loud and clear on November 5, 2024, when they cast their vote for President Donald J. Trump. They voted for peace, prosperity, and his promise to reduce government waste and spending with Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., reminded enraged Democrats of this fact during Wednesday’s House Oversight Committee hearing on “Rightsizing Government,” after listening to one after the other rant about the billionaire’s involvement in fulfilling Trump’s promises.
While holding up a photo of Musk’s August 19, 2024, X post that said, “I am willing to serve” with a photo of himself standing in front of a lectern bearing the nameplate “Department of Government Efficiency,” Greene remarked, “My Democrat colleagues are reacting with manufactured outrage over Elon Musk and the DOGE team going in and cleaning up the federal government. They’re saying the American people did not vote for this, but I would like to correct that record.”
“On July 13th when President Trump was shot in Butler, Pennsylvania, Elon Musk got behind president trump and he endorsed him and then on August 19th of 2024 –this is before the election – Elon Musk posted on his own account and that right there says DOGE,” Greene stated.
She continued, “This was not something that was created after the election. It is no surprise to the American people. As a matter of fact, the Department of Government Efficiency was a key part of President Trump’s campaign and President Trump campaigned over and over again on DOGE and Elon Musk helping him.”
She slammed the Democrats for refusing to change their ways after Trump trounced Harris in the general election. “It’s the Democrats that are the ones that are still lost on their message, and their message is a failure, and the American people spoke out about it.”
During Wednesday’s press briefing from the White House, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt also made clear that the majority of Americans are supportive of Trump’s agenda and DOGE.
She blasted recent threatening rhetoric from the Democrats and told reporters, “They don’t even know what they’re talking about. Because President Trump was elected with a mandate from the American people to make this government more efficient. He campaigned across this country with Elon Musk, vowing that Elon was going to head up the Department of Government Efficiency, and the two of them, with a great team around them, were going to look at the receipts of this federal government and ensure its accountable to American taxpayers.”