Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), an in depth ally of President Trump’s, defended tech billionaire Elon Musk’s efforts to reshape the federal government by way of the inaugural Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE).
In an interview with CNN’s Manu Raju, Jordan mentioned he’s comfy with the daring steps Musk has taken however thinks Congress will finally become involved “at some point.”
Requested whether or not Jordan is comfy with Trump’s crew “trying to essentially shutter these agencies without congressional consent,” Jordan famous that conservatives have “long said” they wished to shutter the Division of Schooling.
“We have real concerns with all the waste, fraud and abuse that Elon Musk and his team are identifying,” he added. “It’s interesting. You know, no one wants to defend the waste fraud and abuse, so they attack the guy who’s exposing all the waste fraud and ridiculous things we’re spending money on.”
When Jordan mentioned the Structure vests government energy within the president, Raju famous that Congress has the “power of the purse” constitutionally.
“We do, but it’s the president, not a bureaucrat at USAID. It’s not some staff person or some employee at the Department of Education. It’s the President of the United States and the folks who work for DOGE are federal employees carrying out the will of the executive branch leader,” Jordan replied.
On whether or not Jordan is comfy with Musk shutting down companies together with the U.S. Company for Worldwide Growth (USAID) and Shopper Monetary Safety Bureau (CFPB), Jordan famous that the nation knew what they had been voting for after they elected Trump in November.
“Congress will be involved at some point,” Jordan mentioned, later including, “I think in the end, that’ll be the case. But I do think what Elon and his team are doing, at the request, at the urging of the President, and it’s something that he campaigned on, and it’s something that people evaluated and voted for on November 5, and he won in an overwhelming way. I think that’s entirely okay.”
On whether or not he ought to be taking extra steps to make sure there are guardrails in place for Musk, Jordan mentioned, “I think the guardrails are you all in the press who are talking about it every day.”
