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Karoline Leavitt Shoots Down Politico’s Latest Report that Elon will soon be leaving DOGE

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“This ‘scoop’ is garbage,” Leavitt posted bluntly on X. “Elon Musk and President Trump have both publicly stated that Elon will depart from public service as a special government employee when his incredible work at DOGE is complete.”
No one should trust the major media.
 
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She doesn't know.

He'll get an email: pack up your things and leave.

As rude and discourteous as the emails he sent to tens of thousands of federal employees who had integrity, loyalty, and other qualities he seems to lack.
 
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No one should trust the major media.
I see nothing wrong in asking an employee for five things they do, or for asking them to show up for work at the office. Musk and his team have done an incredible job.
 
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I see nothing wrong in asking an employee for five things they do, or for asking them to show up for work at the office. Musk and his team have done an incredible job.
How is his performance being measured?
 
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By the amount of taxpayer money saved.
We don’t yet know what effect these cuts will have on the economy. Seems like wishful thinking to assume that just because he’s making cuts to public spending, he’s necessarily doing a good job.

So far, all we have from doge is thousands of layoffs all over the country. You tell me how that’s a good thing.
 
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We don’t yet know what effect these cuts will have on the economy. Seems like wishful thinking to assume that just because he’s making cuts to public spending, he’s necessarily doing a good job.

So far, all we have from doge is thousands of layoffs all over the country. You tell me how that’s a good thing.
Cutting waste is a good thing, non-productive jobs should be eliminated. With the waste and corruption savings plus the money the tariffs bring in we are in good fiscal shape.
 
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Cutting waste is a good thing, non-productive jobs should be eliminated.
Sure, but how do we know what’s waste and what’s necessary? Again, how is his success with doge to be measured, quantified, verified?
With the waste and corruption savings plus the money the tariffs bring in we are in good fiscal shape.
That money from the tariffs is coming directly from Americans having to pay more for everyday things. It’s not magic, it’s a tax on every American consumer but promising to raise taxes on everyone doesn’t win elections.
 
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Cutting waste is a good thing, non-productive jobs should be eliminated. With the waste and corruption savings plus the money the tariffs bring in we are in good fiscal shape.
If only those were the ones they were getting rid of.
 
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I see nothing wrong in asking an employee for five things they do...
So you're in charge of a department. I'm your boss. I'm checking on departmental efficiency so I want you to tell me what everyone was doing last week. And you say 'I'm really not sure. Let me send out an email to ask everyone and I'll get back to you'.

You just lost your job. Security will be along shortly to escort you out of the building.
 
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So you're in charge of a department. I'm your boss. I'm checking on departmental efficiency so I want you to tell me what everyone was doing last week. And you say 'I'm really not sure. Let me send out an email to ask everyone and I'll get back to you'.

You just lost your job. Security will be along shortly to escort you out of the building.
It's an initial question. At least he could find out if the email was still active.
 
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Didn’t we used to have Inspectors General who looked after this very item?
No, from personal experience in dealing with corrupt federal organizations I can say that a number of Inspector Generals were rubber stamps for wrongdoing. Most of the public had no idea of the extent of the government corruption and waste.
 
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