Carusone on DOGE: The Consequences of What They’re Doing Are Starting To Be Felt

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Musk Well ░░░░░░░░ is a revolution And ░░░░░░░░ think it might be ░░░░░░░░ it might be the ░░░░░░░░ revolution in government since ░░░░░░░░ original revolution But at ░░░░░░░░ end of the day ░░░░░░░░ is going to be ░░░░░░░░ much better shape MENENDEZ ░░░░░░░░ Musk last night on ░░░░░░░░ News appearing with key ░░░░░░░░ of his doge team ░░░░░░░░ has so far operated ░░░░░░░░ secrecy as they overhaul ░░░░░░░░ federal government Musk detailing ░░░░░░░░ vision behind the doge ░░░░░░░░ Slash and burn strategy ░░░░░░░░ has led to mass ░░░░░░░░ of federal employees the ░░░░░░░░ of agencies and canceling ░░░░░░░░ government contracts When it ░░░░░░░░ to those layoffs here ░░░░░░░░ what Musk had to ░░░░░░░░ Musk Basically almost no ░░░░░░░░ has gotten fired That ░░░░░░░░ what we re saying ░░░░░░░░ Almost no one Tell ░░░░░░░░ to the thousands of ░░░░░░░░ employees who have been ░░░░░░░░ out of their jobs ░░░░░░░░ there is brand new ░░░░░░░░ about more layoffs ahead ░░░░░░░░ to the Washington Post ░░░░░░░░ obtained an internal White ░░░░░░░░ document quote federal officials ░░░░░░░░ preparing for agencies to ░░░░░░░░ between 8 and 50 ░░░░░░░░ their employees as part ░░░░░░░░ a Trump Administration push ░░░░░░░░ shrink the federal government ░░░░░░░░ our conversation NBC News ░░░░░░░░ House correspondent Vaughn Hillyard ░░░░░░░░ with me at the ░░░░░░░░ president of Media Matters ░░░░░░░░ America Angela carson Angela ░░░░░░░░ fact that they have ░░░░░░░░ operating in secrecy and ░░░░░░░░ their idea of transparency ░░░░░░░░ to show up on ░░░░░░░░ News is kind of ░░░░░░░░ tell in and of ░░░░░░░░ CARUSONE Yeah It is ░░░░░░░░ mean the fact that ░░░░░░░░ even felt like they ░░░░░░░░ to do this interview ░░░░░░░░ the First place Because ░░░░░░░░ consequences of what they ░░░░░░░░ doing are starting to ░░░░░░░░ felt And it s ░░░░░░░░ just limited to As ░░░░░░░░ as they want to ░░░░░░░░ to limit it to ░░░░░░░░ that voted against Trump ░░░░░░░░ democratic areas in blue ░░░░░░░░ it s Being affected ░░░░░░░░ And they re getting ░░░░░░░░ blowback Elon Musk Deeply ░░░░░░░░ Increasingly so And this ░░░░░░░░ their way of starting ░░░░░░░░ smooth out some of ░░░░░░░░ edges Say look at ░░░░░░░░ these serious people that ░░░░░░░░ have here all of ░░░░░░░░ Silicon Valley executives all ░░░░░░░░ these real serious business ░░░░░░░░ They re the ones ░░░░░░░░ have their hand on ░░░░░░░░ wheel Ignore all the ░░░░░░░░ and the behaviors that ░░░░░░░░ like it s you ░░░░░░░░ all these interns that ░░░░░░░░ out there just running ░░░░░░░░ over the government And ░░░░░░░░ yeah that s what ░░░░░░░░ definition of transparency is ░░░░░░░░ get Up There and ░░░░░░░░ to Bret Baier as ░░░░░░░░ nods along and doesn ░░░░░░░░ ask any follow Up ░░░░░░░░