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(50,710 posts)
Thu May 29, 2025, 10:09 PM May 29

Tim Walz's 6-Word Response To Elon Musk's Government Exit Is Hilariously Accurate

The Democratic Minnesota governor had a pretty clever response to news on Wednesday that Musk was exiting the so-calledDepartment of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

In a simple, six-word response to an Associated Press report breaking the news, Walz hilariously said:

“finally rooting out waste and abuse.”

https://www.aol.co.uk/news/tim-walz-6-word-response-231848605.html

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Tim Walz's 6-Word Response To Elon Musk's Government Exit Is Hilariously Accurate (Original Post) question everything May 29 OP
Exceptional, Gov. Walz, & 100% accurate! SheltieLover May 29 #1
Democrats are slow but I think they are going to have "Shadow" Hearings? kentuck May 29 #5
Another Democrat who doesn't have a clue what Musk did. gab13by13 May 29 #2
Which Democrat? vanlassie May 29 #3
If you are referring to Tim Walz I think you yorkster May 29 #6
Then Musk was successful, gab13by13 May 29 #7
It was pretty well-known that Musk and yorkster May 29 #9
Walz had great short-liners. He called Musk a "Prancing Dipchit" for dancing at trump's campaign events. Silent Type May 29 #4
More Tim Walz!! All the time and every where! maspaha May 29 #8
Righteous BURN!! Correct! Cha May 29 #10
Leon has self-deported Blue Owl May 30 #11
Yes! Exactly! liberalla May 30 #12
He has an amazingly quick, acerbic, and accurate mind /nt bucolic_frolic May 30 #13
Hilarious! Martin68 May 30 #14
Perfect. dalton99a May 30 #15
HA HA HA HA HA HA Passages May 30 #16
Right on, Tim.👊 Magoo48 May 30 #17
That;s my Gov! Scubamatt May 30 #18
My mind immediately went to Geechie May 30 #19
And a wasted abuser. Clouds Passing May 30 #20
This is why Dems don't need to spend $$$ on consultants. Just listen to Tim Walz speak! Nanjeanne May 30 #21
could have made it 7 words barbtries May 30 #22

kentuck

(114,447 posts)
5. Democrats are slow but I think they are going to have "Shadow" Hearings?
Thu May 29, 2025, 10:24 PM
May 29

I heard that somewhere today?

Perhaps they can call some witnesses from the Departments that Elon and his Genius Thieves stole the data from the People of this Country?

I guess he has long term plans for all those Social Security numbers he may have stolen?

gab13by13

(29,123 posts)
2. Another Democrat who doesn't have a clue what Musk did.
Thu May 29, 2025, 10:15 PM
May 29

Musk was successful into hacking into our government agencies and giving access to people outside the agencies.

His NLRB hack gave access to Russians.

Elon Musk left DC because he did his job.

yorkster

(3,276 posts)
6. If you are referring to Tim Walz I think you
Thu May 29, 2025, 10:24 PM
May 29

vastly under-rate his intelligence. I think he knows pretty damn well what Musk and DOGE did across government and are still doing.

gab13by13

(29,123 posts)
7. Then Musk was successful,
Thu May 29, 2025, 10:37 PM
May 29

he completed his mission. If Musk wanted to really cut spending, his team would have been comprised of accountants, auditors, Inspector generals, not cyber-punks, hackers, and coders.

Musk/Krasnov fired the federal workers who wouldn't fluff Krasnov and replaced them with Krasnov fluffers.

Why did the NLRB hack job with passwords and user names being given to Russians disappear after a couple of days?

Why didn't Democrats keep that in the news?

I am not about to celebrate because Musk failed to cut 3 trillion dollars, the damage he did will be worse than that.

yorkster

(3,276 posts)
9. It was pretty well-known that Musk and
Thu May 29, 2025, 11:04 PM
May 29

his minions would slash and burn, although the scope of it was and is still stunning to contemplate. Tim Walz and several others have been outspoken and turning the words waste and abuse around against Musk was spot on

No one is celebrating because Musk and Doge failed to cut 3 trillion. It is an ongoing bloodletting. It's just that Musk, if we can believe it, apparently won't be on the scene. Good bloody riddance if true. I only
wish that the rest of his cabal he brought along was leaving with him.

Silent Type

(10,570 posts)
4. Walz had great short-liners. He called Musk a "Prancing Dipchit" for dancing at trump's campaign events.
Thu May 29, 2025, 10:23 PM
May 29
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