Hell Is Freezing Over: Bernie Sanders Just Said He Agreed With Elon Musk

One of the most significant things that President-elect Donald Trump will employ is the Department of Government Efficiency under the leadership of X owner Elon Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. It's going to operate as an advisory body to audit the entire federal government. Among the things they will be doing will be eliminating waste and unnecessary regulations and streamlining the government.

PRESIDENT TRUMP: "At the suggestion of @elonmusk, who has given me his complete and total endorsement, I will create a Government Efficiency Commission tasked with conducting a complete financial and performance audit of the entire federal government — and making recommendations… pic.twitter.com/ETZcsf7qbR
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) September 5, 2024

I will create a Government Efficiency Commission tasked with conducting a complete financial and performance audit of the entire federal government — and making recommendations for drastic reforms.

It could bring in a sea change of benefits.

It’s amazing how many problems can be solved by running the executive branch of government like a company. https://t.co/oY4VL59XsM
— Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) November 26, 2024

That would not just result in a ton of savings, but more freedom and growth.

This of course isn't going to make the Democratic establishment happy because they want to spend their brains out and have a permanently encroaching bureaucracy.

But one leftist lawmaker expressed agreement with Elon Musk on at least some of it in an astonishing tweet. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) -- the guy usually screaming his head off against billionaires -- said, "Elon Musk is right."

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. Last year, only 13 senators voted against the Military Industrial Complex and a defense budget full of waste and fraud. That must change.

That agreement prompted many to wonder if hell was freezing over. Now, of course, it's the military, which is why Bernie is focused on it, but they maybe even more than some other departments need to answer up as to how they are spending their money and where it's all going. If they can't, that's a problem. And no one has been holding them accountable. This should be something everyone should support, but Democrats who have built up the bureaucracy and the administrative state will probably be against it because it might impact their power and control.

Elon welcomed the agreement from Bernie.

🇺🇸🇺🇸
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 1, 2024

If both Bernie and Elon agree, that certainly ups the chance that we're finally going to see some real change on this. And that's just in one area. Musk has also spoken about auditing the IRS. Imagine the power of making everything more efficient.