Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), referring to the Pentagon's budget and how it has “failed an audit for the seventh time,” said Tesla CEO and He admitted that he was “right” to cut spending.
Mr. Sanders in a post about criticized He accused the Pentagon of having “failed seven consecutive audits” and losing “billions of dollars in pursuit.”
As Breitbart News' Christina Wong previously reported, in November the Pentagon failed its seventh consecutive audit, failing to “fund more than $824 billion in 2024.” .
“Elon Musk is right,” Sanders wrote. “The Department of Defense, which has an $886 billion budget, has failed seven consecutive audits, leaving billions of dollars unaccounted for.”
Sanders added, “Last year, only 13 senators voted against the military-industrial complex and a defense budget riddled with waste and fraud.”
“That has to change,” Sanders continued.
Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy have been selected by President-elect Donald Trump to co-lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
In response to Sanders' post about X, Musk's America Super PAC I wrote “Wise spending is not a partisan issue.”
“Wise spending is not a partisan issue,” America Super PAC writes. “The public supports @DOGE in holding government accountable to spend taxpayer money more wisely.”
jointly written editorial wall street journalMusk and Ramaswamy wrote that they are “entrepreneurs, not politicians” and that they would serve “as outside volunteers” to “reduce costs.”
“We are helping the Trump transition team identify and hire a lean team of small government advocates, including some of America's sharpest technical and legal minds,” Musk and Ramaswamy said in a statement. ” he wrote. “This team will work closely with the White House Office of Management and Budget in the new administration. The two of us will ensure that every step of the way we pursue three key reforms: regulatory rollbacks, administrative cuts, and cost savings. We will specifically focus on driving change through administrative action that builds on existing law, rather than passing new legislation.”
