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Elon Musk is reportedly taking control of the inner workings of US government agencies | TechCrunch

Elon Musk is reportedly taking control of the inner workings of US government agencies | TechCrunch

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Elon Musk is reportedly taking control of the inner workings of US government agencies

techcrunch.com /2025/01/31/elon-musk-is-reportedly-taking-control-of-the-inner-workings-of-us-government-agencies/

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This is now a coup, and should be treated as such.
- Yupp, it's the business plot but it actually worked.
- This is the consequences of giving too much power to the president. He can basically do everything he wants with a decree.
The Washington Post reported Friday that the highest-ranking career official at Treasury is leaving the department after “a clash” with people working for Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) over “access to sensitive payment systems,” citing three unnamed sources.
The DOGE officials have been asking for access to the system — which controls the flow of more than $6 trillion annually to programs like Social Security and Medicare — since after the election in November. The Trump administration has been looking for ways to stop the flow of federal money appropriated by Congress, including hastily ordering a confusing spending freeze, which experts say violates the Constitution.