Musk pressed on 'hostile' government takeover: 'They're going to get what they voted for'

David Edwards

Feb. 11, 2025, 9:55 p.m.

So-called Department of Government Efficiency Chair Elon Musk responded to what critics have called a "hostile takeover" of government by saying Americans got "what they voted for."

The billionaire was asked about his agency during Oval Office remarks on Tuesday.

"Your detractors, Mr. Musk, including a lot of Democrats, say that you're orchestrating a hostile takeover of government and doing it in a non-transparent way," a reporter told Musk. "What's your response to that criticism?"

"Well, first of all, you couldn't ask for a stronger mandate from the public," Musk insisted. "The public voted—we have a majority of the public voting for President Trump. We've won the House, we've won the Senate. The people voted for major government reform. There should be no doubt about that."

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"The people voted for major government reform, and that's what people are going to get. They're going to get what they voted for," the un-elected official added. "And a lot of times, people don't get what they voted for, but in this presidency, they are going to get what they voted for."

"And that's what democracy's all about."

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