Elon Hijacks America, Trump's Tariffs Backfire
As Elon Musk purges the federal government and dismantles key agencies, Donald's reckless trade war is already backfiring against him
It’s only week 3 of Donald Trump’s second term, and America is already circling the drain.
Over the weekend
Two top security officials at USAID were placed on leave after refusing to allow Elon Musk’s DOGE gain access to agency systems.
According to AP, Musk’s team physically attempted to enter the agency’s headquarters and demanded access to sensitive security systems, personnel files, and classified information.
When they were denied access, the DOGE team threatened to bring in U.S. Marshals and call law enforcement.
Insanity.
Then, to put more pressure on the agency
Musk tweeted: “USAID is a criminal organization. Time for it to die.”
And then in another post, Musk said: “USAID was a viper’s nest of radical-left marxists who hate America.”
And
When asked about Musk’s attempted USAID coup, here’s what Trump said about the agency last night: "It's been run by a bunch of radical lunatics…radical lunatics…and we're getting them out."
For context
USAID is the government agency responsible for providing foreign aid, as well as humanitarian efforts, economic development, disaster relief, and democracy promotion in other countries.
Sure sounds like a “radical-left criminal organization” to me.
This morning
After the standoff, USAID staff received an email from one of Musk’s people telling them not to show up at the DC Headquarters today.
The purge has officially begun.
In addition
Following a feud with a senior official at the Treasury Department, Musk reportedly now has full access to the fund that disburses trillions of dollars in government payments annually — including Social Security, Medicaid, Meals on Wheels, Head Start, tax refunds, and federal contracts.
As I said last week, this gives Musk all of our data and technical control of the levers that distribute these vital payments across the nation.
Though the order requires DOGE officials’ activity to be “documented and monitored,” it is unclear who will be doing the monitoring — or if they, too, will face the chopping block should they oppose him.
Not to mention
According to a Wall Street Journal reporter, the same style of coup is unfolding at the Department of Education, with Musk’s goons taking over the building as well.
At this point, they’re coming after every federal agency — to either purge it, gut it, or shut it down.
In my view
We are watching America’s decline in real-time. The institutions that are supposed to protect us, support our allies, and fund social programs are being dismantled and overhauled at lightening speed.
Nothing like this has ever happened in our country, so there is no telling what the fallout will be.
However, not all news is bad
Though Trump and Musk may be dismantling the Government before our very eyes, their takeover is already starting to backfire against them: