Critics Bring Receipts After Musk Claims They 'Can't Point To Any' Controversial DOGE Cuts

Musk told anchor Bret Baier that DOGE carefully considers which agencies to gut and how many staffers to fire, and claimed even unnamed Democrats “occasionally” express their appreciation for what some have called the “hollowing out” of the U.S. government.

“But usually when they attack DOGE, they never attack any of the specifics,” he added. “So they will say what we’re doing is somehow unconstitutional or illegal, or whatever. We’re like, ‘Which line of the cost savings do you disagree with?’ And they can’t point to any.”

A clip of the moment has since gone viral on Musk’s platform X, formerly Twitter, where untold users — including lawmakers like Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) and political pundits like Mehdi Hasan — called Musk’s bluff by producing the specifics he asked for.

“Erm, how about cuts to school nutrition funding?” wrote Hasan. “Or mosquito nets to fight malaria? Or Social Security offices that are now closing? Or cuts to funding to fight measles in Texas? Or the canceling of long-term study into diabetes? Specific enough?”

“Hey @elonmusk: I am specifically against closing Social Security offices and phone lines so seniors can’t get checks,” wrote Casar. “I’m also specifically against cutting funding for cancer research, firing veterans, and firing nuclear safety workers. Hope this helps!”

When asked Wednesday if the process “still involves Congress,” Musk said he and his DOGE team “try to keep Congress informed as much as possible,” but suggested they don’t actually need to — as “it’s not contrary to Congress to avoid waste and fraud.”

Musk has been getting eviscerated on X for his claims, with one user writing: “If the savings come from gutting safety teams, bypassing oversight, or ignoring labor standards, then the outrage is earned. Saving money by cutting corners isn’t efficiency, it’s negligence.”