Corporate media appears to be unable to enjoy virus images of Elon Musk wielding a chainsaw on stage during Thursday's Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) session.
Musk was surprised exterior At the CPAC, Argentine President Javier Mairei wields the chainsaw given to him to represent the dismantling of bureaucracy. While taking the mask bits very seriously, corporate media repeatedly lamented President Donald Trump's government to eliminate the useless government spending implemented by the mask-led Bureau of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
CNN host Brianna Keilar suggests Musk's Chainsaw Act is “insensitive”, while CNN political commentator Van Jones said Musk and Trump allowed “total chaos” for Americans He complained that he was there.
“There are smart ways and stupid ways,” Jones said. “And what they're doing with Nazi salutes and chainsaws is that they want us to talk about what we don't matter at the end of the day, we'll be in a week. I don't remember. This is something I will never forget. There were so many confusion in our government that we currently have hardworking veterans who struggle to meet doctors. There are nurses. There are people trying to keep our water safe… there is total confusion.”
Jones said Trump and Musk are now hurting people by reducing the size of the federal government. (Related: “Battle Booty”: Elon Musk Drops Doge Check Update, Slams Dems slam Dems for “lack of empathy” for hardworking Americans)
“Are there any waste, fraud, abuse? It's in every country. But you cut it with a mesau, so you don't cut it with a chainsaw,” Jones continued. “And you cut fat. These people are cutting fat, muscle, bones, bone marrow. When they say they take a trillion dollars, it hurts a lot of people, and by the way, it goes to Congress. I'm going.”
clock:
MSNBC's Ari Melber appeared surprised by Musk's chainsaw and spent the segment claiming Democrats made the false claims that they wanted illegal immigrants to vote in the election.
“In the signs of an election era where conservatives have done very well, you can see the atmosphere. Elon Musk is acting like he acts in a chain. He also has one of his entrances. He brought a chainsaw for the department, which is his way of debating government spending significantly,” Melver said in Shaw's monologue.
clock:
While airing Musk photos on the chainsaw, MSNBC anchor Joe Scarborough claimed that the tech mogul is “prideful” to put American lives and safety at risk.
“If that's the case, show me another photo of Elon Musk, you might send it to Democrats for the 2026 campaign where he has a chainsaw. [and] I'm very proud that working Americans are actually cutting medical research, working Americans actually have [Centers for Disease Control] TSA is cut, and the possibility of a massive outbreak being wiped out across the country where lines for family visits have been cut [will take] Longer, [it will] It's not safe to board an airplane [with] Scarborough said:
clock:
Independent published a Heading On Friday, “Horror fans respond to Elon Musk's Chainsaw Tanto: “Why does he act like a leatherface?” This article became the subject of the 1974 film “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.” He quoted social media users accusing Musk of accusing him of badly copying serial killer Ed Gain.
Ashley Allison, a senior policy adviser at the White House during the Obama era, said the mask chainsaw moment was “joking” that allegedly suffering Americans experience with clumsy cuts.
“I'm not surprised,” Allison said in “Source with Catelan Collins.” “I mean, this was their performers and that was another show. But I sometimes tell Americans, that show is on tour. Come to an American city near you and they Reduce your social security, they reduce your Medicaid, they reduce your Medicare, your section 8 and you are not going to get money, your price is It won't go down. So do everything you want, we need to keep reminding the American people that this will have a real impact on their lives and that it won't just stop in Washington, DC I think there is.”
“And when we talk about violence and all the rhetoric and things like that, they're not just people who want to take a chainsaw. He says he's slashing. So I'm him. “I'm not surprised by his performance, but his actions have real life consequences and he's making a joke about it,” continued Allison.
clock:
Trump told Fox News' Sean Hannity on Tuesday that cuts to Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare are off the table. Musk It is listed This is because Doge's CPAC interview to “save” Social Security and Medicare ensures that cuts will reduce the costs that governments spend on repaying their country's debts.
Late at night, CNN's Abby Phillip hasn't taken away the issue of seriously firing federal workers, saying that Musk is benefiting from “complete confusion” and “little care.” He insisted.
“Even if you agreed to reduce the government or eradicate unnecessary spending, it's fair to say that this was a total disruption with zero surveillance and little attention,” Philip said in a chainsaw video. He spoke in response to “And we're talking about people's lives here. Tonight alone, thousands of IRS employees have been fired, and the source is that emotional scenes unfolding at workplaces around the country. explains: Employees are crying, managers are crying, many are angry, kicking chairs and throwing books about how they were treated.”
clock:
Since January 20th, Doge has fired more than 200,000 federal employees from more than 12 agencies. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) responds to Trump's order to layoff government employees, and around 300 probation employees in Denver, Colorado, as well as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) probation The employee was fired. Dozens of staff at the Ministry of Education also eliminated the role.
Massive layoffs and firing are far more common in the private sector than in the government's position. In 2024, there were a total of 16.4 million private workers. Layoff According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, he was discharged from the hospital.
Local, state and federal governments had a record number of 23.5 million employees at the end of the former President Joe Biden administration, with just over 3 million employees being employed at the federal level. In May 1990, federal employment peaked with 3.4 million workers.
The newly established institution also waste billions of taxpayer dollars on the causes of the overseas left, including sex exchange operations in Guatemala and distributing more than 60 million condoms and IUDs overseas. The United States International Development Organization (USAID) has been demolished.
All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation is an independent, nonpartisan newswire service that is free to use for legitimate news publishers that can provide large audiences. All republished articles must include logos, reporter signatures and DCNF affiliation. For questions regarding our guidelines or partnerships with us, please contact licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org.
