Trump's leading oligarch has set a new record of hypocrisy, acting like a villain in a Sergio Leone spaghetti western, but there is no high-plains drifter in town to save the day. The same man hired to save the US from the deep state and perform budget cuts, Elon Musk, is set to get a $400 million Cybertrack contract from the US State Department. That follows up on a $38.5 million deal with Musk's SpaceX on Monday which outraged his political opponents and thousands of federal workers whose jobs are in danger or are forced to early retirement. The DOGE chairman is used to dealing with the government, as SpaceX and Tesla have gotten a combined $18 billion in federal contracts since 2015, dating back to Barack Obama's presidency.
Americans are angry and who can blame them. Marco Rubio's Department of State appears to have altered its fourth quarter procurement forecast to include the $400 million buy for 'Armored Tesla.' No such vehicle appears to exist as of yet, the modification to the budget was made on December 13. According to Drop Site News, under a headline on the forecast that says 'extent completed' under the Tesla buy, it reads 'TBD'.
What is even more outrageous, speaking with reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday, Musk insisted there is no conflict of interest if his companies receive government contracts from the same agencies where he is looking to conduct cuts.
The DOGE chairman is used to dealing with the government, as SpaceX and Tesla have gotten a combined $18 billion in federal contracts since 2015, dating back to Barack Obama 's presidency
'You have to look at the individual contract,' Musk said, adding that he isn't the individual filing contracts and it's his employees who are bidding to the government.
'If you see any contract where it was awarded to SpaceX and it wasn't by far the best value for the taxpayer, let me know – because every one of them was,' Musk challenged.
Musk however did not comment on firing four top finance officials at FEMA this week after DOGE revealed that it paid $59 million last week to luxury hotels in New York City to house illegal migrants.
The Trump administration this week terminated almost $1 billion – $900 million – worth of contracts at the Department of Education while other agencies and departments are bracing for impending cuts as Musk continues his merciless slashes to government programs in the name of saving taxpayer money and federal waste.
Musk's Department Of Government Efficiency has been tasked with scrutinizing the sum of the federal government to identify areas where cuts can be made to reduce the spending burden and prevent what the administration sees as 'waste.'
As the Daily Mail reports, "amid revelations of Musk's lucrative new SpaceX government contract, one X user listed the areas DOGE has cut so far, including closing USAID and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Medicaid and the Education Department are also 'under attack' and National Institutes of Health cancer funding is 'frozen.' 'But do you know who just got a NEW government contract for $38,858,978 literally today?' the user posed. 'SpaceX — owned by Elon Musk."
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