The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is making for some odd bedfellows.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), who has long railed against billionaires, vouched for Elon Musk — the world’s richest man and co-leader of DOGE — in the hopes of a defense spending crackdown.
“Elon Musk is right,” Sanders said on X.
Elon Musk is right.
The Pentagon, with a budget of $886 billion, just failed its 7th audit in a row. It’s lost track of billions.
Last year, only 13 senators voted against the Military Industrial Complex and a defense budget full of waste and fraud.
That must change.
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) December 1, 2024
“The Pentagon, with a budget of $886 billion, just failed its 7th audit in a row. It’s lost track of billions,” he added. “Last year, only 13 senators voted against the Military Industrial Complex and a defense budget full of waste and fraud.”
Sanders…
