Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) spoke with Actual America’s Voice at AmFest and shared his full help for Elon Musk.
President Trump announced final month that Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will head the exterior advisory committee, DOGE, which is able to “present recommendation and steerage from exterior of Authorities, and can associate with the White Home and Workplace of Administration & Finances to drive massive scale structural reform, and create an entrepreneurial strategy to Authorities by no means seen earlier than.”
Trump has mentioned that the 2 will lower as a lot as $2 trillion in wasteful authorities spending yearly.
Donalds was requested, “How do you are feeling about Elon Musk getting concerned in politics from a back-handed means, it appears?”
He responded, “I adore it. I feel everyone ought to be concerned in politics. This place works greatest if individuals are concerned, that they’re paying consideration, they’re absolutely engaged, holding us accountable, preserving us the place we should be.”
“I imply, however pay attention, the system doesn’t work if everyone’s not paying consideration. That’s what obtained us into the mess that we’re in.”
“We’re on this mess now, 36 trillion huge businesses that don’t do what they’re speculated to do.”
“As a result of pay attention, America, greatest nation on the planet, most of our folks have been targeted on their lives, constructing their companies, creating their households, and it’s all nice stuff.”
“However the federal authorities of Washington has been working with out a lot of a verify from the American folks.”
“Love that Elon’s concerned.”
“We obtained to maintain that going as a result of that’s the way you save the Republic.”
Watch:
NEW: Congressman Byron Donalds is requested whether or not he likes Elon Musk getting concerned in congressional politics.
DONALDS: “I LOVE it. All people ought to be concerned. This place works greatest if individuals are concerned, holding us accountable. Conserving us the place we should be.”
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— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) December 24, 2024
