Tesla mogul will head up Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) with Vivek Ramaswamy, to ‘dismantle bureaucracy and slash regulations’

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    Isn’t this kinda a conflict of interest

    • [deleted] in lemmy
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      Pretty sure having one or more conflicts of interest is a requirement for Republicans and their allies.

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        Wait until you realize that it’s not just Republicans….

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      You know that’s kind of the point with the whole MAGA thing. They’re picking up exactly where they left off in 2020 with thundering applause.

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      It is. Elon licks Trumps butt because SpaceX space missions, and Trump licks Elons butt because of Twitter.

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        Also keeping tariffs that allow him to fully corner the EV market.

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      It’s not, since it isn’t an official actual government department, even if it will act as one.