Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., told Newsmax on Friday that Democrats are vilifying Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency because the very essence of their being — the federal bureaucracy — is being scrutinized.

President Donald Trump tasked Musk and DOGE to streamline the federal government by eliminating waste and fraud. Donalds told “Rob Schmitt Tonight” it’s a terrible idea for Democrats to attack Musk and DOGE if they want to regain the trust of voters following November’s election.

“But the Democrats really don’t have any other options,” Donalds said. “The reason they’re upset is because Elon Musk is now scrutinizing the very leviathan, the very same bureaucratic state that has been unelected, that has been unaccountable, which has really been the secret sauce, the Holy Grail for the Democrat Party.

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