Musk blasts ‘absolutely insane’ ruling blocking DOGE from Treasury system

Published February 8, 2025 8:33pm ET



Elon Musk trashed the ruling that came down earlier Saturday barring his Department of Government Efficiency from the Treasury Department‘s payment system, calling it “absolutely insane.”

In an X post, Musk questioned how DOGE could fulfill its mission of cutting wasteful spending in the federal government if it could not access Treasury data and records.

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