Musk, the world's richest person, is leading President Donald Trump's federal cost-cutting efforts under the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
“Naturally, this causes those who have been aiding, abetting, and receiving fraudulent payments to become very upset. Too bad,“ he added.
Musk's control of the payments system was approved by incoming Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and was made possible when a career official was put on administrative leave Friday after refusing to hand over access, The Washington Post first reported.
Trump on Sunday praised Musk as “a big cost-cutter.”
Wired magazine reported that Musk has placed young surrogates working for DOGE into key government positions, with his team gaining unprecedented access to the payment systems typically restricted to career employees.
Last week, the office sent an email offering most employees the option to leave government service immediately with approximately nine months' severance pay, though many legal experts warned staff to be wary of the offer.
“They are seizing the tools you need for a coup,“ said Senator Ron Wyden, the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee.
“I am alarmed that as one of your first acts as secretary, you appear to have handed over a highly sensitive system responsible for millions of Americans’ private data -- and a key function of government -- to an unelected billionaire and an unknown number of his unqualified flunkies,“ Warren wrote in a letter to Bessent.
On X, Musk predicted “Excitement guaranteed” in response to a post that said DOGE would uncover an “unprecedented amount of fraud and corruption in numerous government departments.”
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