Elon Musk vows to cancel grants after gaining access to US Treasury payment system
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Summary

Elon Musk vowed to cancel government grants after allegedly gaining access to the US Treasury’s payments system, triggering the abrupt resignation of a senior official.

Musk, who leads Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), claimed his team found Treasury officials approving payments without scrutiny.

Democrats, including Sen. Ron Wyden, raised alarms over Musk’s influence on federal funds. Treasury access concerns intensified after Trump ally Michael Flynn posted grant payments online.

Musk’s authority to halt payments remains unclear, and the Treasury has not responded to inquiries.

  • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
    1411·
    13 hours ago

    Would you say the same thing about a naturalized immigrant doing things you agree with?

    He’s a citizen whose status allow him to take pretty much any government related position except for being president, leave the immigration bit out of it as it’s the same rhetoric being used by the far right to justify what they’re doing to some naturalized citizens right now and it’s a very dangerous slippery slope you’re on.

      • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
        13·
        6 hours ago

        Was, but yes, that’s an issue on its own, but he ended up becoming a US citizen in the end, attacking him on his migrant background is very touchy.

        • quafeinum@lemmy.world
          31·
          6 hours ago

          It‘s Fine. He‘s Rich and allowed to lie on his citizenship application. Everyone else would still lose it in retrospect. But he’s just a poor white cisguy, give him a break

    • thisismyname@lemm.eeEnglish
      12·
      11 hours ago

      I think it’s fair considering they’re stating Elon has no allegiance to any country. He’s a billionaire. He’s the billionaire. He’s beyond borders. This is a game for him.

      I think it’s also important to highlight his South African origins. South Africa is a famously racist country which his family was/is part of the elite of. His Nazism and white supremacist views didn’t materialise from nowhere.

      They’re on a slippery slope, yes, but they’ve not slid down it. Their words were reasonable.

      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpetbagger

      • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
        21·
        7 hours ago

        It’s the first phrase that’s problematic.

        “He’s not even American.”

        By this logic they should be saying the same thing about anyone who’s a naturalized citizen and should be against them being involved in the government, only those born in the USA should be able to hold higher positions in the government based on that.