Elon Musk said his team at the Department of Government Efficiency, President Donald Trump’s cost-cutting agency, has uncovered illicit activity from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. “The @DOGE team just […]
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ElonMusksaidhisteamattheDepartmentofGovernmentEfficiency,PresidentDonaldTrump’scost-cuttingagency,hasuncoveredillicitactivityfromtheFederalEmergencyManagementAgency.
“The@DOGEteamjustdiscoveredthatFEMAsent$59MLASTWEEKtoluxuryhotelsinNewYorkCitytohouseillegalmigrants.SendingthismoneyviolatedthelawandisingrossinsubordinationtothePresident’sexecutiveorder,”MusksaidFeb.10inanX post.“ThatmoneyismeantforAmericandisasterreliefandinsteadisbeingspentonhighendhotelsforillegals!Aclawbackdemandwillbemadetodaytorecoupthosefunds.”
Duringthe2024presidentialcampaign,TrumpmadeasimilarclaimafterHurricaneHelenehitthesoutheastU.S.inlateSeptember.
“$1billionwasstolenfromFEMAtouseitforillegalmigrants
