In a shocking interview, Elon Musk revealed that DOGE identified $100 billion in wasteful, fraudulent government spending, and the internet responded to this revelation by demanding that the Trump Administration and US Attorney General Pam Bondi start prosecuting corrupt federal personnel as soon as possible.
For context, Mr. Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) started investigating sources of wasteful government spending in January of 2025. DOGE’s mission has led to the defunding of federal agencies like USAID and the firing of hundreds of government employees. Meanwhile, the left reacted with fierce criticism of Mr. Musk, who held his ground and stayed committed to his mission of saving Americans money.
In any case, in his interview with Fox’s Shawn Hannity on March 19, 2025, Mr. Musk confirmed that he had faced aggressive backlash from the heads of federal agencies as a result of his work. He explained, “It turns out, when you take away the money [people] are receiving fraudulently, they get very upset, and they basically want to kill me because I’m stopping their fraud, and they want to hurt Tesla because we’re stopping this terrible waste and corruption in the government.”
Continuing his explanation of the violent response to his work, Mr. Musk told Sean Hannity that he believes the federal personnel responsible for the corrupt spending are inherently amoral. He told Hannity, “Well, I guess they’re bad people, and bad people will do bad things.”
Responding to Mr. Musk’s shocking account, Hannity astutely pointed out that the violence directed at Musk has ended up hurting ordinary Americans. Hannity explained, “I know that overall, financially, in the end, yes, they can hurt you, but the people that they’ll end up hurting are the people who work in your dealerships who may risk losing their jobs.”
Driving his point home, Hannity explained to his audience the damage that the DOGE backlash could deal to innocent people. He said, “The people who they may end up hurting are the people who work on the line and build the Teslas. They’re gonna be the ones hurt, and that, to me, is despicable on their part, just because they might have a political difference or perceived political difference.”
In response to the shocking Fox News interview, X user @Chicago1Ray posted calling for Attorney General Pam Bondi to start prosecuting corrupt government officials, writing, “DOGE has identified $100B in fraud waste and corruption thus far…when do the prosecutions start @AGPamBondi LET’S GO.”
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In response to the post on X, many more users emphatically pointed out the absurdity of the left’s backlash at Mr. Musk and DOGE. One user, @DrEtiquette, wrote, “And the left is mad that they’re not being ripped off enough. 
” Another user, @EdwardsNan125, noted how long it would take to prosecute everyone responsible for the corruption, saying, “There’s (sic) not enough attorneys on her staff to begin the paperwork on every crime from the last 10 years.”
Watch Hannity’s interview with Mr. Musk:
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