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'None of this is about saving money': GOPer reveals why Musk wants a government shutdown
A second unnamed Republican said Musk — who unofficially leads the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) — viewed a temporary shutdown as an extension of his goal to lay off hundreds of thousands of federal workers. And a third confided to WIRED that the South African centibillionaire's goals are more political than financial.
"You know none of this is about saving money, right?” the source said. “It’s all about destroying a liberal power base.”
If the government were to shut down, it would mean all "non-essential" federal workers would be sent home, while essential workers — like air traffic controllers, food safety inspectors, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents, among others — would continue to work without pay. The last government shutdown happened during Trump's first term, and lasted several weeks between the end of 2018 and the beginning of 2019.
'None of this is about saving money': GOPer reveals why Musk wants a government shutdown
A second unnamed Republican said Musk — who unofficially leads the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) — viewed a temporary shutdown as an extension of his goal to lay off hundreds of thousands of federal workers. And a third confided to WIRED that the South African centibillionaire's goals are more political than financial.
"You know none of this is about saving money, right?” the source said. “It’s all about destroying a liberal power base.”
If the government were to shut down, it would mean all "non-essential" federal workers would be sent home, while essential workers — like air traffic controllers, food safety inspectors, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents, among others — would continue to work without pay. The last government shutdown happened during Trump's first term, and lasted several weeks between the end of 2018 and the beginning of 2019.
