The Trump admin is digging up all the Washington, D.C. dirt. It’s seriously shocking.
And the Trump admin made a Fox News host’s heart stop with this stunning confession on TV.
Elon Musk Exposes Jaw-Dropping Government Waste Under Trump’s Watchful Eye
Elon Musk, the tech titan tapped by President Donald Trump to lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), dropped a bombshell on Fox News Thursday that’s sure to make taxpayers’ blood boil. Sitting down with Bret Baier on “Special Report,” Musk revealed the federal government shelled out nearly $1 billion for a simple survey—a task he says could’ve been knocked out for a measly few thousand bucks. It’s the kind of revelation that proves why Trump’s administration is dead-set on shaking up Washington’s spending habits.
When Trump stormed into office in January, he didn’t waste a second putting Musk and his DOGE crew to work. Their mission? Slash through the tangled mess of government budgets and root out every last penny of waste. Baier, clearly intrigued, pressed Musk on what’s been the most jaw-dropping discovery so far. The answer was a gut punch to anyone who’s ever paid a tax bill.
“The sheer amount of waste and fraud in the government,” Musk said. “It is astonishing. It’s mind-blowing. We routinely encounter waste of a billion dollars or more, casually.” That’s not just pocket change—it’s a slap in the face to hardworking Americans who’ve long suspected their dollars were being frittered away by bureaucrats with no accountability.
Musk didn’t stop there. He zeroed in on one outrageous example: a basic 10-question survey that could’ve been whipped up on SurveyMonkey for about $10,000. Instead, the government got fleeced for almost a billion dollars. “For example, like the simple survey that was literally [a] 10 questions survey. You could do it with SurveyMonkey, [which] would cost about $10,000. The government was being charged almost a billion dollars for that,” Musk explained, laying bare the absurdity of it all.
Baier, visibly stunned, cut in with a disbelief-laden, “For just a survey?” You could almost hear the collective groan of taxpayers watching at home. Musk doubled down, pointing out the survey wasn’t just overpriced—it was pointless. “A billion dollars for a simple online survey — ‘Do you like the National Park?,’ and then there appeared to be no feedback loop for what would be done with that survey,” he said. “So the survey would just go into nothing. It was insane.” Under Trump’s leadership, this kind of nonsense is finally getting called out.
This isn’t Musk’s first rodeo exposing government excess. Back in February, he set off a firestorm when he and Trump agreed to take a sledgehammer to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). During an X discussion, Musk warned the agency was hemorrhaging billions on dubious projects. Democrats, predictably, lost their minds, clutching their pearls as Trump’s team threatened their sacred cows. But the facts speak for themselves.
USAID’s spending has been a cesspool of waste, with some programs pushing a far-left agenda on the global stage. Worse yet, funds have risked ending up in the hands of the Taliban or trickling into shady outfits tied to the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Musk’s push to dismantle this mess aligns perfectly with Trump’s no-nonsense approach—why should Americans foot the bill for schemes that don’t serve their interests?
Baier shifted gears, noting Musk’s gig as a “special government employee” comes with a 130-day clock. Could he really turn the ship around that fast? Musk didn’t flinch. “I think we will have accomplished most of the work required to reduce the deficit by a trillion dollars within that time frame,” he said, exuding the kind of confidence Trump clearly saw in him from the jump.
And the results? They’re already rolling in. “We are cutting the waste and fraud in real time. So every day like that passes, our goal is to reduce the waste and fraud by $4 billion a day, every day, seven days a week. So far we are succeeding,” Musk added. That’s $4 billion a day back in taxpayers’ pockets—or at least not flushed down the drain by a bloated bureaucracy.
This is the Trump administration in action: decisive, relentless, and unafraid to ruffle feathers. While Democrats howl about Musk meddling in their pet projects, the DOGE team is delivering on a promise to make government leaner and meaner. The survey scandal is just the tip of the iceberg—proof that years of unchecked spending are finally meeting their match.
If Musk and Trump keep this up, they might just rewrite the rules of Washington entirely. For an administration that campaigned on draining the swamp, these early wins show they’re not just talking the talk. With DOGE on the case, the days of billion-dollar boondoggles could be numbered—and that’s a victory every American can cheer for.
The Federalist Wire will update you on any more reports from the Trump administration.
