Trump says he wants to get rid of waste while causing the waste of MILLIONS

[Blkfyre]

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2025/02/16/here-are-all-the-major-lawsuits-against-trump-and-musk-trump-administration-asks-supreme-court-to-let-it-fire-ethics-official/

Trump says he's trying to eliminate waste, yet here he is with even MORE waste from high-priced white house lawyers putting in hundreds of hours in defending Trump and Musk against all the various lawsuits that will end up costing tens of millions, if not more, and lead Trump to point to poor people and liberals and say THEY are the cause of massive government overspending.

And these are just the major ones, there are individuals suing on their own behalf, all of which need billable hours to address

[Hobby]

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2025/02/16/here-are-all-the-major-lawsuits-against-trump-and-musk-trump-administration-asks-supreme-court-to-let-it-fire-ethics-official/

Trump says he's trying to eliminate waste, yet here he is with even MORE waste from high-priced white house lawyers putting in hundreds of hours in defending Trump and Musk against all the various lawsuits that will end up costing tens of millions, if not more, and lead Trump to point to poor people and liberals and say THEY are the cause of massive government overspending.

And these are just the major ones, there are individuals suing on their own behalf, all of which need billable hours to address

I haven't heard Trump say anything about poor people.  It's the Liberals, Far Left Progressives and the Democrat Judges.  So it cost millions in lawsuits but Trump is finding and saving billions.  If I could invest 1 million and make 1 Billion I would do it every time.  So you are okay with the fraud and waste in our government?

[HighStepper]

...So it cost millions in lawsuits but Trump is finding and saving billions.

Not true. Trump claims Musk has already found 'tens of billions' in savings. Even DOGE's social media accounts disagree. We've already found. ...about maybe 500 billion. It's crazy the numbers you're talking about," "It could be close to a trillion dollars that we're going to find," Trump said when speaking to reporters on February 11, Link
Will people ever learn to not trust the hyperbolic crap that come out of Trump's mouth?

..If I could invest 1 million and make 1 Billion I would do it every time. 

Duh, we all would do that. However, that is not what is happening.

...So you are okay with the fraud and waste in our government?

Asking the same rhetorical question will bring the same answer.
For over a 100 years politicians have been talking about eliminating fraud, waste, and abuse. In  1905 when President Theodore Roosevelt created the Committee on Department Methods to improve government efficiency. And now we have DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) https://fantasysaloon.com/index.php?msg=26260

[Hobby]

After WW2 the US started giving aid to foreign countries to get them to do what we wanted to fight communism. Over the decades people learned how to fraud and steal the money we gave out. There was no accountability as to who got the money. This can't go on.  This is not sustainable for the US and if it continues the US will grow broke affecting economies around the world.  So the fraud and waste must stop.

And no Trump is not causing the waste of millions of dollars, the democrats are causing it.

[Danno]

the problem is the $4 trillion tax cut for the rich. there will be no saving . The Medicaid cuts will put people living in Assisted living on the street. what a country.

[dogwalker]

Not all waste is equal? 
Or in the eye of the beholder what is waste or isn't?

[HighStepper]

the problem is the $4 trillion tax cut for the rich. there will be no saving . The Medicaid cuts will put people living in Assisted living on the street. what a country.

People think that the "billions" Trump and Musk find in savings is going to benefit "we the people."

[HighStepper]

Not all waste is equal? 
Or in the eye of the beholder what is waste or isn't?

Excellent point. Just as "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" there is understanding that "waste" can vary based on individual perception.

[Hobby]

People think that the "billions" Trump and Musk find in savings is going to benefit "we the people."

I don't see why it won't benefit us.  Do you think fraud and waste helps us?

When I worked in California Corrections was the first time I saw massive fraud and waste of taxpayer dollars. 

[HighStepper]

I don't see why it won't benefit us.  Do you think fraud and waste helps us?

You have to read my comments in the context of Danno's post.

[Hobby]

You have to read my comments in the context of Danno's post.

I read your bias...
I have not read anywhere that Democrats want to stop wasteful spending,  have you.  Congress approves the funds but the executive branch can stop spending when there is fraud waste or abuse of taxpayer money and is why Trump will win in court.

[HighStepper]

I have not read anywhere that Democrats want to stop wasteful spending,  have you.

Of course you wouldn't hanging out in the right wing echo chambers.
To name a few recently in the news, Democratic Senator Chris Murphy, Democratic Senator Ro Khanna and, Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren, "I have spent years trying to squeeze government waste out of our budget, and I'm ready to work with Musk to make government more efficient and save taxpayers money." Link

[Blkfyre]

I haven't heard Trump say anything about poor people.  It's the Liberals, Far Left Progressives and the Democrat Judges.  So it cost millions in lawsuits but Trump is finding and saving billions.  If I could invest 1 million and make 1 Billion I would do it every time.  So you are okay with the fraud and waste in our government?

https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2025/02/10/doges-next-target-social-security-/

"On Monday, lawmakers joined Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., outside Social Security headquarters in Baltimore to call for "protecting the integrity of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid" following reports that DOGE has accessed the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and intends to access SSA next.

"Musk and DOGE are attempting to radically downsize the Social Security Administration," Dan Adcock, director or government relations and policy at the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, told me Monday in an email.

"SSA is already underfunded and understaffed," Adcock continued. "Musk and DOGE want to unilaterally cut funding for the agency and massively lay off workers that administer Americans' earned benefits.""

[bats]

"Musk and DOGE are attempting to radically downsize the Social Security Administration," Dan Adcock, director or government relations and policy at the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, told me Monday in an email.

Musk posted a table about SSNs on "X" today that he said might be evidence of "the biggest fraud in history." Apparently his followers are too dumb to ask the question, "I wonder if there's something going on with this data that Elon doesn't understand?"
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[HighStepper]

Musk posted a table about SSNs on "X" today that he said might be evidence of "the biggest fraud in history." Apparently his followers are too dumb to ask the question, "I wonder if there's something going on with this data that Elon doesn't understand?"

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News that Musk "suspects that there are tens of millions of deceased people who are receiving fraudulent Social Security payments." No one at the White House has given any evidence of this wild claim. Is Musk actually confused or is he trolling to stir up shit? From his past we see he likes to scare "the little" people.