Elon Musk vows to cancel grants after gaining access to US Treasury payment system
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Summary

Elon Musk vowed to cancel government grants after allegedly gaining access to the US Treasury’s payments system, triggering the abrupt resignation of a senior official.

Musk, who leads Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), claimed his team found Treasury officials approving payments without scrutiny.

Democrats, including Sen. Ron Wyden, raised alarms over Musk’s influence on federal funds. Treasury access concerns intensified after Trump ally Michael Flynn posted grant payments online.

Musk’s authority to halt payments remains unclear, and the Treasury has not responded to inquiries.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
      35·
      11 hours ago

      Hitler didn’t mean to do that. He was just excited and he had self-diagnosed autism.

      Wait, who are we talking about again?

      • andros_rex@lemmy.world
        4·
        4 hours ago

        We need to accommodate the wealthy man’s self diagnosed autism when it manifests in fascist hate symbols, but we need to pull all resources from professionally diagnosed autistic adults on disability.