Catherine Rampell: Elon Musk ‘Can’t Catch a Break,’ Spent $200 Million on Trump and Is Now ‘Over $100 Billion Poorer’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Rampell Catherine ░░░░░░░░ that On that point ░░░░░░░░ know boys will be ░░░░░░░░ It s just it ░░░░░░░░ just so silly The ░░░░░░░░ schoolyard crazy It s ░░░░░░░░ my view a distraction ░░░░░░░░ the real thing is ░░░░░░░░ s still going on ░░░░░░░░ of these walls across ░░░░░░░░ street on Capitol Hill ░░░░░░░░ at federal buildings around ░░░░░░░░ country that individuals are ░░░░░░░░ their job programs are ░░░░░░░░ phone calls aren t ░░░░░░░░ answered The disintegration continues ░░░░░░░░ the fact that the ░░░░░░░░ year olds are acting ░░░░░░░░ well five year olds ░░░░░░░░ you know Elon Musk ░░░░░░░░ can t catch a ░░░░░░░░ He spent 200 million ░░░░░░░░ to get Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ so that they could ░░░░░░░░ the government together But ░░░░░░░░ it turns out they ░░░░░░░░ suck at running the ░░░░░░░░ And so now he ░░░░░░░░ over 100 billion poor ░░░░░░░░ I understand why he ░░░░░░░░ upset But you are ░░░░░░░░ that the bigger story ░░░░░░░░ is the wholesale dismantling ░░░░░░░░ our federal government the ░░░░░░░░ of federal statistics the ░░░░░░░░ of scientists translators air ░░░░░░░░ controllers that nuclear inspectors ░░░░░░░░ they are trying to ░░░░░░░░ back periodically RFK Jr ░░░░░░░░ HHS secretary even recently ░░░░░░░░ that oh you know ░░░░░░░░ of the people that ░░░░░░░░ just fired were probably ░░░░░░░░ And whatever the judges ░░░░░░░░ on all of this ░░░░░░░░ re going to come ░░░░░░░░ anyway But why would ░░░░░░░░ in their right mind ░░░░░░░░ they have other opportunities ░░░░░░░░ if they have really ░░░░░░░░ valued skills including many ░░░░░░░░ the scientists within our ░░░░░░░░ and human services department ░░░░░░░░ CDC and FDA Why ░░░░░░░░ they come back if ░░░░░░░░ do come back Many ░░░░░░░░ them will be recused ░░░░░░░░ working on the kinds ░░░░░░░░ work that they the ░░░░░░░░ work that they had ░░░░░░░░ doing before because they ░░░░░░░░ already started looking for ░░░░░░░░ employment So there are ░░░░░░░░ many ways in which ░░░░░░░░ basic functions of our ░░░░░░░░ have been sabotaged and ░░░░░░░░ will start to notice ░░░░░░░░ In fact many of ░░░░░░░░ have If they can ░░░░░░░░ get phone calls answered ░░░░░░░░ Social Security if they ░░░░░░░░ trouble signing up their ░░░░░░░░ for various kinds of ░░░░░░░░ and other safety net ░░░░░░░░ Food assistance for example ░░░░░░░░ Start funding has been ░░░░░░░░ These things besides being ░░░░░░░░ inhumane and how doge ░░░░░░░░ been treating the workers ░░░░░░░░ and wasting tons of ░░░░░░░░ valuable human capital It ░░░░░░░░ the general voter who ░░░░░░░░ going to get stiffed ░░░░░░░░ because these are really ░░░░░░░░ services whether social safety ░░░░░░░░ benefits Et cetera That ░░░░░░░░ are going to lose ░░░░░░░░ on.