“Republicans in Congress have repeatedly said they’re broadly fans of Elon Musk’s efforts to cut government waste. But the tech billionaire’s latest move to drastically slash the federal workforce in the name of reducing government spending is wearing thin on lawmakers,” NOTUS reports.
Said Sen. James Lankford (R-OK): “Did not look very well coordinated. Several agencies immediately stepped out and said, ‘Hey, not not us, not our people.’ And so we’re trying to figure out, where was that, where did that come from and why did that go out that way?”
Rep. Kevin Hern (R-OK) told NBC News that constituents in his district are not interested in fighting against budget cuts, but “It’s just that they don’t like Elon.”
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