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BumRushDaShow

(149,847 posts)
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 09:59 AM Yesterday

Elon Musk Vows DOGE Probe Into These 'Strangely Wealthy' Dems: 'How Do They Get $20M?'

Source: MEDIAite

Mar 31st, 2025, 6:40 am


Elon Musk has announced a DOGE-led investigation into the personal fortunes of Democratic members of Congress during a town hall in Wisconsin, asking how lawmakers become millionaires while earning “$200,000 a year.”

The billionaire Trump ally declared an investigation into political opponents on Sunday night in response to a question from an attendee who asked whether the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) had discovered any direct “evidence” of money sent to “radical left Democrats” – naming Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer – by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

In response to the question, Musk replied that he was trying to “figure it out”:

Yeah. So there is a massive amount of corruption. But it is circuitous. So what happens is there’s money that, obviously, it’s your taxpayer money that is then sent to various government organizations who then send it to NGOs, an NGO is a non-governmental organization, but obviously, if it’s a government-funded non-governmental organization, it’s just an organization. It’s just a government.

And effectively, there’s a giant fraud loophole, which is that the government can send money to an NGO that is then no longer governed by the laws of the United States. So they’ll send the money overseas to one NGO, then they’ll go through a bunch of them, and then I’m highly confident that a bunch of that money then comes back to the United States and lands in the pockets of the people you just mentioned.


Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/tv/elon-musk-vows-doge-probe-into-these-strangely-wealthy-dems-how-do-they-get-20m/



Meanwhile, ignoring the drug addict's word salad projection of his own practices -



NRA Was 'Foreign Asset' To Russia Ahead of 2016, New Senate Report Reveals

As a FYI for the names mentioned, from here - https://www.quiverquant.com/congress-live-net-worth/

Waters comes in #156
Schiff comes in #213
Schumer comes in #212

And #1 is RICK SCOTT.
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Elon Musk Vows DOGE Probe Into These 'Strangely Wealthy' Dems: 'How Do They Get $20M?' (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP
who the fuck is this nazi to be all up in America's business with his bullshit eShirl Yesterday #1
Righteously mad BumRushDaShow Yesterday #3
Welcome to the Nazi regime! SupportSanity Yesterday #2
Should be front page news w gop congressional leaders speaking out against. That it's not even mentioned on CNN wiggs Yesterday #4
Look over there and not at me!!! Gore1FL Yesterday #5
One possible way to get wealth is to live modestly and invest in things not related to Elon Musk Attilatheblond Yesterday #6
I can tell the muskrat right now MLWR Yesterday #11
This is exactly what they do in Russia ButchMcMuffin Yesterday #7
Dems should counter that with investigations with Republicans! Owens Yesterday #8
It's a question we have been asking of all congressmen progressoid Yesterday #9
Got a warrant, signed by a judge??? surfered Yesterday #10
DOGE don't need no steenking warrant. dchill Yesterday #20
MAGA knows this is their chance... Mr. Mustard 2023 Yesterday #12
While we're on the subject, Pinback Yesterday #13
DOGE is auditing the private finances of citizens now????? DetlefK Yesterday #14
hem. are we deflecting. ? snork. AllaN01Bear Yesterday #15
they got rich the same way you did 4catsmom Yesterday #16
All these Dem's should file Defamation suits against him. mackdaddy Yesterday #17
What about strangely wealthy Republicans? n/t SpankMe Yesterday #18
$20,000,000? Beowulf42 Yesterday #19
Nice to see that he hasn't lost The Common Touch! BobTheSubgenius 10 hrs ago #21

eShirl

(19,233 posts)
1. who the fuck is this nazi to be all up in America's business with his bullshit
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 10:07 AM
Yesterday

never provides any proof of his claims, just more inane declarations

sorry, I'm mad this morning

wiggs

(8,156 posts)
4. Should be front page news w gop congressional leaders speaking out against. That it's not even mentioned on CNN
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 10:32 AM
Yesterday

first page is chilling.

This is serious. If they can investigate this way, they can also make stuff up and have it believed. Or worse.

Attilatheblond

(5,558 posts)
6. One possible way to get wealth is to live modestly and invest in things not related to Elon Musk
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 10:49 AM
Yesterday

ButchMcMuffin

(52 posts)
7. This is exactly what they do in Russia
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 11:25 AM
Yesterday

If you're not part of the Oligarchy then they figure you are corrupt and confiscate all your money.

As an example: The Canadian family that moved to Russia within the past 1-2 years. When they went to withdraw some money from the bank, they said it was confiscated by the "State" because they couldn't prove where it came from. I have not heard any more about what has happened to them.

progressoid

(51,164 posts)
9. It's a question we have been asking of all congressmen
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 12:04 PM
Yesterday

Funny that they are only interested in certain politicians


And don't expect any actual effective legislation to deal with this.

dchill

(41,772 posts)
20. DOGE don't need no steenking warrant.
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 01:12 PM
Yesterday

DOGE exists and operates above and outside the laws and the Constitution. And I truly wish that was any kind of exaggeration. Their authority stems from the unindictable immunity bestowed on the Felon King by the most Supremest Kourt Ever.

Mr. Mustard 2023

(307 posts)
12. MAGA knows this is their chance...
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 12:08 PM
Yesterday

their chance to take permanent power. They must do it before 2026 elections so the more we resist, the more extreme MAGA jerks will become. We must prepare and be ready to retaliate.

Like it or not, we're in a civil war and we do not have the luxury of waiting for someone else to help us. As our grandparents did in WW2, as our great grandparents did during the Civil Rights movement, and as our ancestors did during the American Civil War, we have to be willing to risk our lives to save America.

America need us now.

Pinback

(13,103 posts)
13. While we're on the subject,
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 12:34 PM
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Last edited Mon Mar 31, 2025, 02:19 PM - Edit history (1)

how is Musk so rich? He seems to spend most of his time trolling and appearing on podcasts.

mackdaddy

(1,740 posts)
17. All these Dem's should file Defamation suits against him.
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 12:51 PM
Yesterday

Maybe they could get really wealthy then.

Beowulf42

(245 posts)
19. $20,000,000?
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 12:54 PM
Yesterday

Twenty millions dollars? Twenty million is pocket change for Musk. What about 340 billion dollars? An obscene amount of money on any planet. It's about time that Congress and the Courts and every governor in America tells this Bozo NutJob to EFF OFF.

BobTheSubgenius

(11,942 posts)
21. Nice to see that he hasn't lost The Common Touch!
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 12:37 PM
10 hrs ago

Or do you think him saying that $20,000,000 makes one "wealthy" is just trying to convey that impression?

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