Elon Musk's approach to governance through social media marks a stark shift in traditional governmental operations. By leveraging user input on his platform, he encourages suggestions to streamline and cut agency spending, particularly targeting entities like USAID and the National Endowment for Democracy. His reactive governance style resulted in rapid changes, as evidenced by the cancellation of media subscriptions after user complaints. Furthermore, issues such as a controversial staff resignation reflect the volatile nature of decision-making in this unorthodox political landscape.
After users shared screenshots highlighting spending on subscriptions, Musk agreed it was 'wasteful.' Within hours, the White House announced the subscriptions were being canceled.
Musk elevated posts decrying USAID uses of money in his push to gut the agency, subsequently declaring that Trump 'agreed' to shut it down.
Musk has been soliciting input from users on what government agencies to cut, actively engaging with them to recommend specific reductions in services.
Following the emergence of racist tweets from a DOGE staffer, the White House announced the resignation of Marko Elez as a response.
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