Elon Musk, leading a newly formed 'Department of Government Efficiency,' has called for the elimination of most federal regulations, stating they should be 'default gone.' Musk, with the backing of President Trump, has also targeted the USAID for shutdown, claiming it is a 'corrupt ball of worms.' Musk and his team have asserted control over various executive branch systems, including HR databases and the Treasury's payment system, raising concerns about potential unlawful actions.
Elon Musk uses his cell phone after the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.Musk, whose newly formed “Department of Government Efficiency” team has in recent days executed a dramatic power grab at several government agencies, called for “wholesale removal of regulations.”“Regulations, basically, should be default gone,” Musk said. “Not default there, default gone.
“These regulations are added willy-nilly all the time. So we’ve just got to do a wholesale, spring cleaning of regulation and get the government off the backs of everyday Americans so people can get things done,” Musk said, adding later: “If the government has millions of regulations holding everyone back, well, it’s not freedom. We’ve got to restore freedom.
Musk replied, “If it’s not possible now, it’ll never be possible. This is our shot. This is the best hand of cards we’re ever going to have. And if we don’t take advantage of this best hand of cards, it’s never going to happen, so we’re going to do it.” “Now or never,” Senator Joni Ernst and Ramaswamy agreed. Senator Mike Lee also spoke on the call.Federal regulations, which are enforced by the executive branch agencies, govern everything from pollutants to construction safety to banking requirements. Musk, the world’s wealthiest man and a key player in several industries, would benefit immensely from the ability to pick and choose which regulations to follow.
Musk on the call also appeared to claim credit for the shutdown of the US Agency for International Development, the US-funded aid agency that oversees humanitarian projects around the world, calling it a corrupt “ball of worms.
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