Appearing With Trump, Musk Makes Broad Claims of Federal Fraud Without Proof

If there's not a good feedback loop from the people to the government and you have rule of the bureaucrat, or if the bureaucracy is in charge then what meaning does democracy really have,

Musk queried

We have this unelected, fourth, unconstitutional branch of government, which is the bureaucracy, which has, in a lot of ways currently, more power than any elected representative,

Musk declared

It's not optional" for Washington to reduce federal expenses

he told reporters

If the people cannot vote and have their will be decided by their elected representatives, in the form of the president and the Senate and the House, then we don't live in a democracy, we live in a bureaucracy."

He further added

They're worried about their jobs. They're worried about their families. They're also worried about their work and the communities they serve,

said Helen Bottcher, a former Environmental Protection Agency employee and current union leader in Seattle

The people voted for major government reform, and that's what the people are going to get,

he said

Some of the things I say will be incorrect and should be corrected. Nobody is going to bat 1,000,

he said, leading many to question how reliable his self-regulated "transparency" could truly be

Where are the government officials to call it out? Oh right, Elon and Trump fired them,

one reply said

So where is this so-called 'transparency?' If there was any, there wouldn't be armed guards preventing Congress from accessing the building,

one person noted, referencing the dozens of lawmakers turned away from the Department of Education building last week

Trust me, Bro."

With skepticism mounting, many remain unconvinced by Musk's self-policing approach, with one user offering a blunt translation of his stance

Ah yes, the best way to ensure government transparency—give all the contracts to yourself and then assure everyone that any conflicts of interest will be immediately noticed... by someone... eventually,

one user wrote

It's not like people are going to be shy about saying that. They'll say it immediately."

Musk,

Transparency is what builds trust...You can see everything that's going on,

Musk continued