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Politics : The Trump Presidency -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lane3 who wrote (325362)	3/7/2025 4:09:39 PM
From: Lane3	2 Recommendations Recommended By bentway CentralParkRanger Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 360575

washingtonpost.com DOGE redefines ‘fraud’ to defend cutting federal employees, programs Outside watchdogs and analysts say Trump and Musk are using overly broad claims of fraud to build political support for their plans. ... “I saw [Musk] talking about payments for various foreign aid programs, or for subscriptions, and call those ‘fraud,’” said Marc Goldwein, senior vice president and senior policy director for the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a nonpartisan group that has called for fiscal discipline. “One could argue they’re ‘waste.’ That’s in the eye of the beholder. But if it’s a program that’s designed as intended and going where it’s intended, it’s not fraud — even if that intent is wrong.”...

To: Lane3 who wrote (325362)	3/7/2025 5:08:37 PM
From: i-node	1 Recommendation Recommended By longz Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 360575

To be honest then, the correlation is undeterminable as between the attack on Government Waste and the absurd accusation of his having conducted a Nazi salute (LOL). One of the two or both I suppose. Either way, I would suggest the extent of each is unknown. For some reason Musk hatred has become in vogue, so now they're burning Tesla warehouses, spray painting Tesla cars, and making absurd Nazi associations. This too, shall pass.