Elon Musk vows to cancel grants after gaining access to US Treasury payment system
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Summary

Elon Musk vowed to cancel government grants after allegedly gaining access to the US Treasury’s payments system, triggering the abrupt resignation of a senior official.

Musk, who leads Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), claimed his team found Treasury officials approving payments without scrutiny.

Democrats, including Sen. Ron Wyden, raised alarms over Musk’s influence on federal funds. Treasury access concerns intensified after Trump ally Michael Flynn posted grant payments online.

Musk’s authority to halt payments remains unclear, and the Treasury has not responded to inquiries.

  • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    193·
    16 hours ago

    Who the fuck even is this guy? No vetting process, no confirmation hearings, nothing.

    And he’s just given this kind of power?

    This country is so very, very fucked. Thanks to donvict’s base and a huge assist from the apathetic and the “bothsides” idiots.

    • DarkFuture@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      17 minutes ago

      I think a lot of people still, even now, believe that the statement “this country is fucked” is a bit overboard.

      They don’t grasp that the writing is on the wall. America literally is fucked. The point of no return has already been passed. What you’re witnessing is the wholesale sellout of America to the wealthy, who will remain in power indefinitely, and a system way too far gone to do anything about it.

      It’s over.

      Next stop, Russia 2.0. In the end, we really weren’t any better than them.

    • nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca
      28·
      16 hours ago

      Most Americans are sleepwalking. As much as they’re going to hurt other countries they’re going to hurt Americans the most.