Summary
Sen. Ron Wyden warned that Elon Musk’s team, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), was granted “full access” to a U.S. Treasury payments system handling $6 trillion annually.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent approved the access, sparking concerns over national security risks and conflicts of interest due to Musk’s business ties with China.
Wyden highlighted potential threats to Social Security, Medicare, and contractor payments.
The move follows Musk’s broader efforts to overhaul government operations under President Trump’s directive for federal spending cuts.
The Treasury declined to comment.
A non-elected billionaire broligarch with conflicts of interests coming out of his ears, cracking Nazi salutes at political rallies, taking over one of the most fundamental mechanisms of this country should be a bipartisan issue. Republican and democrat senators should be equally alarmed by this takeover.