Tech billionaire Elon Musk Rejected alleged “fraudulent” treasury payments on Saturday when reports circulated that the Ministry of Government received efficiency access for the payment system of the federal government, since the second Trump administration continues to reduce what they say that the government fat and too much publish.
“The @Doge team discovered, among other things, that payment approval officials at Treasury were always instructed to approve payments, even to well -known fraudulent or terrorist groups. They literally never refused a payment throughout their career. Even once,” Musk, “Musk,” Musk, “Musk,” Musk, “Musk,” Musk, “Musk,” Musk, “Musk,” The chairman of Doge, early on Saturday morning on X.
Musk’s post came just before the New York Times, which reported on Saturday afternoon that Minister of Finance Scott Bessent gave DOG Personnel access to the payment system. The treasury spends around $ 6 trillion per year on payments for federal agencies.
The Democrat ranking in the Senate Finance Committee, Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden, posted on social media on Saturday that he was also informed that doge had access to the system.
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Elon Musk leads the Ministry of Government Efficiency. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty images)
“Sources tell my office that Minister of Finance Bessent Dog * has granted full * access to this system. Social security and medicine benefits, subsidies, payments to government contractors, including those who directly compete with Musk’s own companies. Everything,” Post Wyden, “Post. To social media site Bluesky on Saturday evening.
Doge’s reported access to the payment system comes after the Washington Post had reported on Friday that the former acting director of the Treasury, David A. Lebryk, was planning to leave the financial department of the federal government after a collision of the granting of doge access Until her payment to her payment system. Lebryk supervised the Ministry of Finance in the days between President Donald Trump’s inauguration On January 20 and the confirmation of Bessent to lead the department on January 27.
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On Friday, reports also spread that civil servants within the Office of Personnel Management, which works as the HR department of the federal government, were reportedly locked up from the computer systems of the office per doge.
Musk joked on X on Saturday that working at the weekend is a “super power”, where the “opponent” disappears for two days.
“Very few in the bureaucracy actually work the weekend, so it’s like the other team just leaves the field for 2 days! Working at the weekend is a super power,” he posted.
Trump has officially made DOGE through a signed executive order On his first day at the office. The EO outlines that chiefs of government agencies offer doge access to internal government platforms such as ‘Software Systems and IT systems’.
“Agency heads will take all necessary steps, in coordination with the USDS manager and to the extent that in accordance with the law, to ensure that USDS has complete and fast access to all non -classified agencies records, software systems and IT systems. USDS will Meeting rigorous data protection standards, “reads the executive order.
President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office on January 20, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty images)
Trump and Musk had long had an example of the establishment of Doge during the campaign track and defended that the team would choose too much editions and fraud within the federal government. Doge is not a government department, but instead works as a team within the Trump administration.
Before Trump’s victory in November, Musk organized the Republican President for an interview on X in August, where Musk held the government spending and inflation that the nation has arrested in recent years.
President-Elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk arrive to attend a look at the launch of the SpaceX Starship Rocket on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty images)
“Many people simply do not understand where inflation comes from. Inflation comes from government balls because the checks never bounce when it is written by the government. So if the government spends much more than it brings in, it will increase the money supply. If the amount of money increases faster then the rate of goods and services, that is inflation“Said Musk during their conversation.
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“So we really have to reduce our government spending, and we have to investigate again … I think we need a government efficiency committee to say:” Hey, where do we spend money that is wise. Where is it not wise? “
Since the official creation last month, the X account of doge updates has delivered on its work to lower government spending, including last week’s announcement that it has reduced more than $ 1 billion from federal expenses by now destroyed diversity, Equity and inclusion initiatives and staff.
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Fox News Digital reached to the White House And Treasury Department on Sunday morning, but did not receive answers immediately.
