{"id":26850,"date":"2025-02-25T09:20:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T14:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/?post_type=article&p=26850"},"modified":"2025-02-26T09:21:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T14:21:51","slug":"elon-musk-bought-the-oval-office-how-is-he-using-it","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/es\/articles\/elon-musk-bought-the-oval-office-how-is-he-using-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk compr\u00f3 la Oficina Oval: \u00bfc\u00f3mo la est\u00e1 utilizando?"},"template":"","class_list":["post-26850","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article_type-article"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"Elon Musk, the world\u2019s richest man, has set his sights on a new venture: the United States government. ","featured_image":26214,"article_type":11,"authors":"","related_issues":[149,2082,130,129],"related_work":[2063],"location":null},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":"","name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"After spending over $290 million in 2024 to help elect Donald Trump, Musk has put himself at the center of a massive, unconstitutional takeover of federal agencies. As the head of the so-called \u201cDepartment of Governmental Efficiency\u201d (DOGE), he is wielding unprecedented power to slash and burn the civil service, seize control of sensitive data, and defund critical government programs, all without any oversight or accountability.\r\n\r\nHere\u2019s how he got here, what he wants, and how his actions are hurting Americans.<\/strong>\r\n

Musk\u2019s Twitter Takeover: A Preview of His Government Playbook<\/span><\/h3>\r\nMany who have followed Musk\u2019s career could see this coming. His chaotic takeover of Twitter (now X) in 2022 was a preview of how he would try to run the government.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nHe fired 80% of the staff<\/span><\/a>, reduced entire teams to \u201cskeleton crews\u201d of just one or two people, and allegedly <\/span>punished employees who disagreed with him<\/span><\/a>. Workers were <\/span>given a choice<\/span><\/a>: commit to an \u201cextremely hardcore\u201d work culture or quit. His leadership style has always been aggressive and reckless, and he made it clear that he planned to take the same approach to the federal government.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nAs his <\/span>former DOGE co-leader Vivek Ramaswamy put it<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>\u201cElon doesn\u2019t bring a chisel; he brings a chainsaw.\u201d<\/b>\r\n

One Ticket to the White House, Please: Musk\u2019s $290 Million Path to Power<\/span><\/h3>\r\nMusk\u2019s political power skyrocketed in 2024 when he spent <\/span>more than $290 million<\/span><\/a> to elect Trump and other Republicans. His donations fueled Trump\u2019s successful bid for the presidency, and once in office, Trump gave him a central role in his new administration.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nAs promised, Trump created an organization named the \u201cDepartment of Governmental Efficiency,\u201d or \u201cDOGE.\u201d But despite its official-sounding name, DOGE isn\u2019t a real government department like the Department of Education or Transportation \u2013 that would require approval from Congress.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nInstead, Trump issued <\/span>an executive order<\/span><\/a> to simply rename an existing agency, the U.S. Digital Service, to the \"U.S. DOGE Service.\" He also gave Musk the title of \"Special Government Employee,\" a position that doesn\u2019t require Senate approval.<\/span>\r\n\r\nDOGE is at the heart of Trump\u2019s plan to dismantle the federal government as we know it.<\/b> The legal grounds for its authority are shaky at best, but that hasn\u2019t stopped Musk and his team from launching an all-out attack on federal agencies. As Musk and Ramaswamy <\/span>wrote in the Wall Street Journal<\/span><\/a>:<\/span>\r\n
\u201c[DOGE will] cut the federal government down to size. The entrenched and ever-growing bureaucracy represents an existential threat to our republic, and politicians have abetted it for too long. That\u2019s why we\u2019re doing things differently. We are entrepreneurs, not politicians.\u201d<\/blockquote>"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"Musk has been clear from the start: he doesn\u2019t plan to follow the rules of government. This means no oversight, no accountability, and no respect for democracy.<\/span>\r\n

Conflicts of Interest: Musk\u2019s Self-Serving Agenda<\/span><\/h3>\r\nWhy does a billionaire like Musk care about the federal bureaucracy, and what does he gain from tearing it down?\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nWhile he <\/span>baselessly smears civil servants<\/span><\/a>, he attempts to distract from his own conflicts of interest. Musk has deep financial ties to the government that he now seeks to dismantle. Musk\u2019s companies, including Tesla and SpaceX, <\/span>have received billions<\/span><\/a> in federal contracts and subsidies.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nNow, with Trump giving him free rein, Musk is in a position to weaken regulations that affect his businesses, hurt his competitors, and funnel even more money into his own pockets \u2013 all without oversight or accountability.<\/span>\r\n\r\nMusk wants to reshape the federal government to look more like the tech companies that made him rich, but running a country isn\u2019t the same as running a business.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nIt\u2019s easy to get frustrated with government bureaucracy (who hasn\u2019t dealt with a long wait at the DMV?), but it\u2019s designed to be slow and careful for a reason \u2013 it keeps things fair, predictable, and accountable.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nBut Musk and his Silicon Valley buddies prefer \u201cdisruption\u201d over stability. Unfortunately, in government, reckless decision-making puts people\u2019s jobs, security, and essential services at risk. And through all the chaos, Musk will get even richer.<\/span>\r\n\r\nThe bottom line: Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, has a chance to tear down the government systems that regulate his businesses and replace them with a system that benefits him\u2014at the expense of everyone else.<\/span>"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_image","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_image":{"image":26901,"width":"medium"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"

Musk\u2019s Attack on Federal Agencies<\/span><\/h3>\r\nNow in charge of DOGE, Musk has begun an all-out tirade against federal agencies and the people that work for them, <\/span>expressing<\/span><\/a> his disdain for regulation and his intent to eliminate entire agencies.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nTrump\u2019s executive order told agencies to grant DOGE access to their IT systems, which house sensitive personnel records, classified data, and financial transactions.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nHere\u2019s an ongoing list of agencies that have fallen victim to a mission that seems much more concerned with centralizing power to impose a far-right ideology than it does with helping the American people.<\/span>"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_accordion","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_accordion":{"heading":"","panels":[{"panel_heading":"OPM Email: Targeting Federal Workers","panel_copy":"One of DOGE\u2019s first priorities was getting rid of career civil servants. Through the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the federal government\u2019s HR department, Musk and his team sent an email with an ultimatum to over 2 million federal employees<\/a>, asking them to submit their \u201cdeferred resignation.\u201d\r\n\r\nDOGE seems to be offering a chance to resign and still get paid until September 2025, but legal experts warn<\/a> that the actual conditions of the deal might be too good to be true, just as they were at Twitter<\/a>. This \u201cbuyout\u201d is not legally binding, and Musk\u2019s ongoing lawsuits for allegedly refusing to pay fired Twitter employees severance<\/a> should give these federal workers pause.\r\n\r\nAccording to the email<\/a>, those who refuse to resign will face harsh and uncertain working conditions, including an end to remote work, \u201c\u200b\u200bphysical office relocations,\u201d increased performance scrutiny, employee furloughs, and \u201cdownsizing\u201d of federal agencies.\r\n\r\nThe email reads as a threat: get out of our way, or watch as we make your job more and more difficult.<\/b>\r\n\r\nGetting rid of telework<\/a>, locking employee emails<\/a>, and firing workers without warning<\/a> are just some of the strategies that the administration is using to demoralize the federal workforce, all in the hopes that career federal workers will reach their limit and walk away.\r\n\r\nGoing after civil servants will have real consequences for people across the country<\/a>. These workers run programs that we all need, like Social Security, Medicare, food assistance, the post office, the military \u2013 the list goes on.\r\n\r\nBut Musk seems not to care about whether these programs and organizations can deliver for the American people. He\u2019s acting like he only cares about gutting regulations and avoiding accountability for himself and his businesses."},{"panel_heading":"Treasury Takeover: Musk Aides Gain Unauthorized Access to Federal Payment Systems","panel_copy":"One of Musk\u2019s most dangerous power grabs has been his hostile takeover of the U.S. Treasury. The Treasury Department is in charge of processing over $5 trillion<\/a> in government payments every year.\r\n\r\nThink of the Treasury payment system as the federal government\u2019s Venmo: it sends everything from Social Security checks to funding for Pell grants, WIC, and Medicaid<\/a>. This is money that has already been approved by Congress. Treasury officials don\u2019t make policy decisions; their job is to simply make sure that these payments go out on time.\r\n\r\nWhen career official David Lebryck refused<\/a> to give Musk\u2019s DOGE team access to this payment system, he was forced out. Soon after, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave Musk\u2019s team direct access<\/a>. That means Musk and his allies could see a huge amount of sensitive data, including Social Security numbers and even financial details about Musk\u2019s business competitors<\/a>.\r\n\r\nIf DOGE gained total control of the Treasury payment system, it would provide an easy way to illegally withhold payments or benefits from a wide range of people\u2014whether that means cutting off states that don\u2019t comply with Trump\u2019s agenda, blocking Social Security checks, or holding back funds for programs Musk just doesn\u2019t like.\r\n\r\nMusk and his staff claim that they want to fight fraud and find ways to cut government spending<\/a>\u2014but they don't have the authority to stop approved funds from going out. Only Congress has the power to decide where taxpayer money goes, and no individual person, even if they\u2019re a high-up government employee, has the right to interfere with those payments.\r\n\r\nA federal judge has now stepped in, temporarily blocking DOGE from accessing the payment system. But during the legal fight, Treasury officials revealed that a DOGE employee<\/a> was mistakenly given permission to change<\/i> payment information, not just view it.\r\n\r\nThis means Musk\u2019s team could have interrupted payments\u2014something Musk has openly talked about<\/a> wanting to do. That\u2019s illegal, dangerous, and a direct attack on the programs that millions of Americans rely on."},{"panel_heading":"USAID: Musk Illegally Attempts to Shut Down an Independent Agency","panel_copy":"Elon Musk is also going after the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), which provides billions of dollars in lifesaving humanitarian aid around the world.\r\n\r\nUSAID helps people recover from disasters, improves healthcare, and fights corruption in struggling countries. It was created by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 and made an independent agency by Congress in 1998.\r\n\r\nLegally, only Congress has the power to shut it down \u2013 but that hasn\u2019t stopped Musk from trying anyway.\r\n\r\nMusk has called<\/a> USAID \u201ca criminal organization\u201d and said it\u2019s \u201ctime for it to die.\u201d Now, he\u2019s acting on those words. His team forced their way into USAID\u2019s secure computer systems, locking employees out of their accounts and putting officials on leave<\/a> when they refused to cooperate.\r\n\r\nMore than 1,000 USAID employees and contractors have been fired or placed on leave, and the agency\u2019s funding has been frozen \u2013 meaning crucial programs like disaster relief, HIV\/AIDS treatment, and women\u2019s health initiatives are stuck in limbo.\r\n\r\nEven though Musk doesn\u2019t have the legal authority to shut USAID down, Trump has given him free rein to gut the agency, making it impossible to function. That means real harm for people in crisis.\r\n\r\nUSAID plays a key role in responding to global disasters<\/a>, preventing the spread of disease, and strengthening international security, work that makes the world a safer place for everyone, including American citizens.\r\n\r\nBy attacking USAID, Musk isn\u2019t just defying the law \u2013 he\u2019s making the world a more dangerous place.<\/b>\r\n\r\nDepartment of Education: Musk Guts Funding for Student Achievement Research\r\n\r\n\u200b\u200bOn February 11, Musk announced that he and his team had canceled nearly $1 billion<\/a> in Department of Education contracts, effectively shutting down the Institute of Education Sciences (IES).\r\n\r\nIES is one of the country\u2019s largest sources of funding for education research, studying things like student achievement, school safety, and how to improve learning in classrooms. Without this funding, critical studies will be cut short, leaving schools without the data they need to make informed decisions.\r\n\r\nThis is part of a bigger plan. Both Musk<\/a> and Trump<\/a> have said they want to get rid of the Department of Education entirely.\r\n\r\nDoing so legally would require an act of Congress, but Trump is reportedly working on an executive order to dismantle the department, sending Musk in to cripple it in the meantime. DOGE staffers are taking over offices at the Department of Education and even running white noise machines<\/a> to muffle their voices.\r\n\r\nIf successful, this effort will throw public education into chaos, making it harder for states and school districts to get the resources they need to support students. From funding for special education to school safety programs, Musk\u2019s reckless cuts put millions of American kids at risk."},{"panel_heading":"Department of Education: Musk Guts Funding for Student Achievement Research","panel_copy":"On February 11, Musk announced that he and his team had canceled nearly $1 billion<\/a> in Department of Education contracts, effectively shutting down the Institute of Education Sciences (IES).\r\n\r\nIES is one of the country\u2019s largest sources of funding for education research, studying things like student achievement, school safety, and how to improve learning in classrooms. Without this funding, critical studies will be cut short, leaving schools without the data they need to make informed decisions.\r\n\r\nThis is part of a bigger plan. Both Musk<\/a> and Trump<\/a> have said they want to get rid of the Department of Education entirely.\r\n\r\nDoing so legally would require an act of Congress, but Trump is reportedly working on an executive order to dismantle the department, sending Musk in to cripple it in the meantime. DOGE staffers are taking over offices at the Department of Education and even running white noise machines<\/a> to muffle their voices.\r\n\r\nIf successful, this effort will throw public education into chaos, making it harder for states and school districts to get the resources they need to support students. From funding for special education to school safety programs, Musk\u2019s reckless cuts put millions of American kids at risk."},{"panel_heading":"CFPB: Musk Wants to Clear the Way for His X Payment System","panel_copy":"The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was created after the 2008 financial crisis to protect everyday Americans from unfair banking, credit, and lending practices.\r\n\r\nSince 2011, this independent watchdog agency has returned over $20 billion<\/a> to consumers by cracking down on hidden banking fees, predatory student loans, and deceptive credit reporting.\r\n\r\nBut now, Elon Musk and his allies are working to shut it down, putting American consumers at risk while opening the door for tech billionaires to profit.\r\n\r\nAfter Trump fired CFPB Director<\/a> Rohit Chopra, he replaced him with Russell Vought, who cleared the way for Musk\u2019s DOGE team. Vought quickly issued stop-work orders<\/a> at the agency and announced it would seek no money in the next funding round, effectively gutting its ability to function.\r\n\r\nMeanwhile, DOGE staffers gained access to the CFPB\u2019s key computer systems, and Musk has taken to X<\/a> to attack the agency.\r\n\r\nThe CFPB\u2019s union has called this<\/a> a blatant attack on union workers and \u201cthe only agency that checks the greed of payment providers and auto lenders like Tesla.\u201d Musk has a clear financial motive\u2014Tesla operates in the auto lending space, and a weakened CFPB means fewer consumer protections against companies like his.\r\n\r\nBut Musk\u2019s ambitions don\u2019t stop there. Just days before DOGE took control of the CFPB, Musk\u2019s X made a deal with Visa<\/a>, hoping to become a major player in digital payments. The CFPB would normally regulate this kind of financial service, making sure that people\u2019s personal data and money are protected.\r\n\r\nWithout the CFPB\u2019s oversight, Musk and other tech billionaires could freely use their platforms to track our spending habits, collect personal data, and even manipulate prices based on what they know about consumers.\r\n\r\nChopra, the former CFPB chair, warned<\/a> that without strong consumer protections, we could enter a future where companies set prices based on surveillance, charging people different amounts based on their search history, location, or even mood.\r\n\r\nBy dismantling the CFPB, Musk is eliminating the agency that stands between everyday Americans and financial exploitation, allowing him to expand his own power and profit."}]}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"

What We Can Do<\/h3>\r\nLet\u2019s be clear: Elon Musk isn\u2019t doing this to save you money. He\u2019s using his influence to gut regulations that make us safe and cut programs that make life better \u2013 all while protecting his own fortune, which was built off of taxpayer-funded subsidies and government contracts.<\/span>\r\n\r\nHe thinks that he should be able to exchange wealth for absolute power, making decisions that affect all of us with no accountability.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nBut America should aspire to prevent exactly that. Our system should protect people, not hand total control to billionaires. We can\u2019t let a tech mogul run the government like his own personal empire.<\/span>\r\n\r\nIt\u2019s time to draw a line in the sand.<\/b> Common Cause has launched our <\/span>Despide a Elon Musk<\/b> campaign because we know that the wealthy and powerful shouldn\u2019t get their way at the expense of the rest of us. We\u2019re driving calls to Congress, petition deliveries at district offices, and a public outreach campaign to get it done.\u00a0<\/span>"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_featured_action","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_featured_action":{"action_to_show":"choose","image_side":"left","action":["{\"site_id\":\"1\",\"post_type\":\"act\",\"post_id\":26141}"],"title":"","summary":"","post_link":null,"secondary_link":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_add_component","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_add_component":null},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_work","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_work":{"heading":"Work","manually_curate":false,"work":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_related_articles","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_related_articles":{"heading":"Updates","button_text":"See all Related Articles","manually_curate":false,"articles":null}}]},"yoast_head":"\nElon Musk Bought the Oval Office \u2013 How Is He Using It? - Common Cause %<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Elon Musk, the world\u2019s richest man, has set his sights on a new venture: the United States government. 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