Elon Musk is leveraging his enormous social media platform, X, to push for significant cuts in federal government spending. His confrontational tactics include attacking officials and journalists, promoting conspiracy theories, and using polls to gauge public support for controversial ideas, such as auditing the IRS. By utilizing this platform, Musk aims to rally his followers and directly influence political decisions, positioning himself as a major force in the current governmental landscape under the Trump administration's ideals. His approach disrupts traditional methods of political engagement, using social media as a battleground for his efficiency initiatives.
As Elon Musk digs into the federal bureaucracy in his crusade to slash government spending, he has a tool that no aspiring cost-cutter has had before: his own giant social media platform.
Mr. Musk has unleashed a barrage of posts to his more than 215 million followers, promoting conspiratorial rumors about his adversaries, pressuring senators to confirm the president's cabinet picks, and weighing in on foreign elections.
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