Conecticut Democrat John Larson wasn’t taking DOGE’s bullshit today. He was spitting mad during a DOGE hearing and called out Elon Musk for trying to cut Social Security. This is what we need from Democrats right now, and Larson delivered.
“We’re an equal branch of government, and you start off with a blather, and yet look at the empty seats here,” Larson said. “Where’s Elon Musk?”
“I’m sure he’s a genius and is a very credible person because of the wealth he’s accumulated,” he continued. “But that does not put him above the law or the responsibility to come before this committee in this Congress.”
“If he’s so great, if these plans and all the fraud and abuse that he’s found are so eminent, why isn’t he here explaining it?” he asked. “You know why.”
“Because he’s out to privatize Social Security,” he said. “He’s been on television the last couple of days talking exactly about Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, and what he intends to do. Privatize it.”
“The American people, some of them may have been born at night, but not last night,” he added.
He took to the Bad Place with more to say:
