‘But no, that couldn’t possibly be the reason, could it?’
By Joe Kovacs
Elon Musk, President Donald Trump’s leader of DOGE, is now going to war with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, openly speculating the New York Democrat could be the recipient of “a piece of the action” through government fraud.
It started Monday evening, as Schumer launched an online attack in which he alleged the president “has unleashed chaos” on the nation:
—His tariffs hit families with largest tax hike in more than 50 years
—DOGE is sabotaging Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid
—The market is having its worst 3 days since COVIDAnd Congressional Republicans are going along with it all so they can cut taxes for billionaires.
Early Tuesday, Musk responded by saying: “Chuck, I’m starting to think you’re getting a piece of the action with the government fraud. But no, that couldn’t possibly be the reason, could it? …”