The Illusion of Elon Musk’s Control Over America

The Chris Cuomo Project

Chris Cuomo

News, News Commentary, Politics, Government

4.6 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Chris Cuomo breaks down Elon Musk’s growing influence in U.S. government, questioning whether Musk’s role with the White House's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) amounts to an administrative coup. Cuomo unpacks the legal limits of Musk’s authority, debunks claims that he can dismantle agencies like USAID or the Department of Education, and explores how Musk’s control over X amplifies his personal agenda. He also examines the shifting dynamic between Musk and Trump, why their alliance may be unstable, and what Musk’s track record with Twitter reveals about his claims to government efficiency. Follow and subscribe to The Chris Cuomo Project on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube for new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday: https://linktr.ee/cuomoproject Join Chris Ad-Free On Substack: http://thechriscuomoproject.substack.com Support our sponsors: AG1 AG1 is offering new subscribers a FREE $76 gift when you sign up. You’ll get a Welcome Kit, a bottle of D3K2 AND 5 free travel packs in your first box. So make sure to check out DrinkAG1.com/ccp to get this offer! RadioActive Media Go to RadioActiveMedia.com or Text “CHRIS” to 511 511 Message and Data Rates May Apply. Oracle Oracle is offering to cut your current cloud bill in HALF if you move to OCI. For new US customers with minimum financial commitment. Offer ends March 31st. See if your company qualifies for this special offer at Oracle.com/CCP Beam Try Beam’s best-selling Dream Powder, get up to 40% off for a limited time when you go to shopbeam.com/CUOMO and use code CUOMO at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.7	Is Elon Musk triggering an administrative coup?
0:34.1	Is he taking over or things being done that are inherently unconstitutional? These are the
0:42.2	questions that will not get traction on Twitter. Oh, I mean X. Well, there are answers and you need
0:50.4	to know them.
0:57.6	I'm Chris Cuomo.
0:58.7	Welcome to the Chris Cuomo Project.
1:00.4	It is time to discuss what is unpopular, my brothers and sisters.
1:04.6	Let's talk about what's happening in the government.
1:07.1	Let's start with where we all are.
1:10.4	Does government have waste, fraud, and abuse?
1:13.6	Yupp. Why? It's gigantic. It spends gazillions of dollars. It has thousands and thousands of people
1:20.1	working across 50 states and all these agencies and all these needs and all these funding streams.
1:25.5	There are tons of ways to rip it off. I mean, just look what
1:28.3	happened during COVID with those loans that then became forgiven by the government that people
1:34.1	got when they didn't need them for payroll or for their businesses. There's tons of fraud,
1:38.7	tons of abuse, foreign aid. We see it all the time. Waste, fraud, and abuse is real. Politicians tell you all the
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