For those who don�t spend their Sunday mornings glued to the television � and
their Sunday afternoons attempting to dig through a week�s worth of network
and cable news media spin � The Daily Wire has compiled a short summary of
what you may have missed.
The spin on Sunday, with just hours to go before kickoff at Super Bowl LIX in
New Orleans, was mostly focused on billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk and his
Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) � along with his and President
Donald Trump�s insistence that fraudulent and wasteful spending no longer had
any safe harbor within the federal government.
On ABC News� �This Week,� host Martha Raddatz immediately launched into the
network�s reporting on the �chaos and confusion� she said was being caused by
Musk and his team: �Ahead of a Monday deadline, at least 65,000 federal
workers have agreed to take buyouts so far and DOGE has gained access to at
least 10 federal agencies.�
�Ahead of a Monday deadline, at least 65,000 federal workers have
agreed to take buyouts so far and DOGE has gained access to at least
10 federal agencies.� @MarthaRaddatz breaks down the �chaos and
confusion� stemming from Elon Musk's group.
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�I think this is the most serious constitutional crisis the country has
faced, certainly, since Watergate,� Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) was only too
happy to join in the attack. �The president is attempting to seize control of
power and for corrupt purposes.�
Murphy did not, however, endeavor to explain what was corrupt about
suggesting that the American people should not be forced to fork over tax
dollars to fund Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives in Central
and South America or build electric cars for Vietnam.
�I think this is the most serious constitutional crisis the country
has faced, certainly, since Watergate,� Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy
tells @MarthaRaddatz.
�The president is attempting to seize control of power and for
corrupt purposes.�
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Murphy took his commentary a step further, demanding �full-scale opposition�
to Musk without really detailing what he meant by �full-scale� or stating how
far might be too far. He did suggest that it would ultimately come down to
the people taking matters into their own hands.
�You cannot just rely on the court system when the challenge to the
Constitution and the billionaire takeover is so acute and so urgent,� he
complained.
Sen. Chris Murphy calls for �full-scale opposition� to Elon Musk�s
influence over the federal government.
�You cannot just rely on the court system when the challenge to the
Constitution and the billionaire takeover is so acute and so urgent.�
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Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) defended Musk�s actions thus far, arguing that it was
far from the �constitutional crisis� so any on the left have insisted that it
is: �What we�re doing right now is the executive branch is trying to get
control over the executive branch.�
GOP Rep. Mike Turner refutes claims that Elon Musk's massive overhaul
of the federal government is a �constitutional crisis.�
�What we're doing right now is the executive branch is trying to get
control over the executive branch.�
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To round out the show, The New Yorker�s Susan Glasser also weighed in,
asking, �How is it possible that one unelected billionaire, the richest man
in the world, can unilaterally do that without any process?�
What she � and many others � fail to recognize is the fact that everything
Musk has done has been at the direction of President Trump, and Trump is the
one making the final decisions.
As Elon Musk�s DOGE group shutters USAID, The New Yorker�s @sbg1
asks, �How is it possible that one unelected billionaire, the richest
man in the world, can unilaterally do that without any process?�
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On CBS News� �Face the Nation,� host Margaret Brennan struck a similar tone
with guest Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) � who openly referred to the actions being
taken by Trump via Musk and DOGE as a �constitutional crisis.�
�We are witnessing a constitutional crisis. We are seeing an executive branch
that has decided that they are no longer going to abide by the Constitution
in honoring Congress� role in the creation of agencies, in their role in
deciding where money is allocated,� Omar said. �The courts are the only
recourse we have at the moment.�
Omar made no effort to explain why the executive branch should not have the
right to police the agencies that fell under executive purview, nor did she
offer any insight as to why Democrats had actively encouraged the executive
branch to go around the Republican-led House and take executive actions when
the sitting president had been taking actions with which she agreed.
"We are witnessing a constitutional crisis," says Rep. Ilhan Omar
(D-MN) of the Trump administration's move to dismantle USAID.
"We are seeing an executive branch that has decided that they are no
longer going to abide by the Constitution in honoring Congress' role
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�Every single process that they are going through in implementing Trump�s
agenda is at the moment illegal, and they know they don�t have the support
for it in Congress. That�s why they are not bringing it through Congress,�
Omar complained.
The Trump administration "doesn't have the numbers" to attempt to
dismantle USAID through Congress, so they resort to executive action,
says Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN).
"Every single process that they are going through in implementing
Trump's agenda is at the moment illegal, and�
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CBS contributor and Obama administration alum Sam Vinograd took a different
approach, claiming that Trump would compromise national security if he fired
too many people.
�The KGB is not shedding agents, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs is
not losing diplomats. Coming back from the talent cuts that we�re seeing
could have a generational impact,� she argued. She did not explain how
cutting back on those responsible for DEI programs and focusing on mission
first constituted �talent cuts.�
The Trump administration's "rapid elimination approach" to the
federal workforce is concerning because it "creates a wildly uneven
playing field with our adversaries," says CBS News homeland security
contributor Sam Vinograd.
"The KGB is not shedding agents, the Chinese Ministry�
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A relatively balanced panel on CNN�s �State of the Union� sparred over the
issue on Sunday morning as well. Hosted by Left-leaning anchor Dana Bash, the
panel included Democrat Xochitl Hinojosa, former Biden Communications
Director Kate Bedingfield, and Republican commentators Shermichael Singleton
and Scott Jennings.
�You�re putting a lot of faith in somebody whose stated aim is to move fast
and break things,� was Bedingfield�s complaint.
�When you�re talking about the government, that�s what people want Trump to
do,� Jennings pushed back.
�You want to make cuts? Make cuts. There are significant conflicts of
interest when it comes to Elon Musk. And that is the problem,� Hinojosa
claimed.
�We have been looking at these same people running this stuff for years,�
Singleton pointed out. �Disrupt it, shake things up, let�s see if we can have
some reform.�
CNN panel spars over Elon Musk�s tear through government:
@KBeds: �You�re putting a lot of faith in somebody whose stated aim
is to move fast and break things.�@ScottJenningsKY: �When you're
talking about the government, that's what people want Trump to
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Trump himself defended Musk in a preview clip from his pre-Super Bowl
interview with Bret Baier, arguing that the world�s richest man had nothing
to gain by stepping into his role at DOGE.
�Bottom line, you say you trust him?� Baier asked Trump.
�Trust Elon? He�s not gaining anything. In fact, I wonder how he can devote
the time to it. He�s so into it,� Trump replied. �But I told him, do that �
and I�m going to tell him very soon, like maybe in 24 hours, to go check the
Department of Education. He�s going to find the same thing. Then I�m going to
go, go to the military. Let�s check the military. We�re going to find
billions, hundreds of millions of dollars of fraud and abuse. And, you know,
the people elected me on that.�
A clip from my interview with President @realDonaldTrump. The
interview airs (in part) today at 3pmET on FOX ahead of the Super
Bowl and you can catch the rest of the interview tomorrow on
#SpecialReport! #fox #superbowl #foxnews #football #politics #trump
#donaldtrump #president� pic.twitter.com/DHZuXa1UnQ
� Bret Baier (@BretBaier) February 9, 2025
Spin Cycle: This Sudden Move Toward Government Accountability (DOGE) Musk Be Stopped!