The violent response to cutting government waste and fraud is ignorant and short-sighted

Julie Reeder 2025.
​Recent violent attacks, fire-bombings of Tesla dealerships, burning charging stations, terrorizing Tesla drivers, as well as intrusions into properties owned by President Trump, are alarming responses to Elon Musk's role in leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). It’s not free speech. It’s terrorism. Just as the riots involving Black Lives Matter that caused billions of dollars of damage weren’t free speech. Established under President Trump, DOGE aims to identify and eliminate waste and fraud within the government – a mission previously endorsed by Presidents Bush, Clinton, and Obama. People seemed excited about it then. What happened? The answer is that it’s really happening this time throughout all agencies and that’s painful. ​ Historically, such cost
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