CNN’s Tapper: Musk Is Committing ‘South African Chainsaw Massacre’ on Federal Government

About transgender athletes in ░░░░░░░░ s sports Welcome to ░░░░░░░░ lead I m Jake ░░░░░░░░ Today new signs that ░░░░░░░░ Republicans are getting a ░░░░░░░░ uncomfortable with some aspects ░░░░░░░░ these massive changes to ░░░░░░░░ federal government being made ░░░░░░░░ President Trump And first ░░░░░░░░ Elon Musk cuts being ░░░░░░░░ We should note with ░░░░░░░░ little transparency Not much ░░░░░░░░ Questionable planning and very ░░░░░░░░ apparent attention to detail ░░░░░░░░ least according to critics ░░░░░░░░ starters a plan for ░░░░░░░░ staff cuts at the ░░░░░░░░ emergency management agency or ░░░░░░░░ is raising alarm among ░░░░░░░░ as well as Democrats ░░░░░░░░ senator Thom Tillis of ░░░░░░░░ Carolina and Republican senator ░░░░░░░░ Cruz of Texas who ░░░░░░░░ CNN quote FEMA provides ░░░░░░░░ important role in disaster ░░░░░░░░ Also today after bipartisan ░░░░░░░░ the CDC the centers ░░░░░░░░ disease control and prevention ░░░░░░░░ restored the contract for ░░░░░░░░ related cancer research after ░░░░░░░░ doge directed cuts tried ░░░░░░░░ cancel it As for ░░░░░░░░ potential chopping block items ░░░░░░░░ today sent a stop ░░░░░░░░ order to federal scientists ░░░░░░░░ on a vital global ░░░░░░░░ report while over at ░░░░░░░░ Pentagon the defense department ░░░░░░░░ set to fire 50 ░░░░░░░░ civilian employees until they ░░░░░░░░ doing so could possibly ░░░░░░░░ the law So this ░░░░░░░░ pentagon lawyers to hit ░░░░░░░░ brakes And now the ░░░░░░░░ will do a thorough ░░░░░░░░ of the impacts firings ░░░░░░░░ have on military readiness ░░░░░░░░ to mention the constitutionality ░░░░░░░░ legality of it all ░░░░░░░░ couple of weeks ago ░░░░░░░░ this all started we ░░░░░░░░ the doge cuts as ░░░░░░░░ an ax being brandished ░░░░░░░░ swung recklessly unquote We ░░░░░░░░ didn t go heavy ░░░░░░░░ enough As Elon Musk ░░░░░░░░ on stage at CPAC ░░░░░░░░ an actual chainsaw gt ░░░░░░░░ oh gt gt this ░░░░░░░░ gt gt the chainsaw ░░░░░░░░ bureaucracy Chainsaw gt gt ░░░░░░░░ south African 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