Democratic California Rep. Maxine Waters erupted in outrage Tuesday, screeching her disapproval of both President Donald Trump and tech mogul Elon Musk at an event in Washington, D.C.
At a rally held by Democratic lawmakers protesting Musk’s access to information at the Treasury Department, Waters accused him of overstepping his boundaries without the consent of voters during her speech.
“We have got to tell Elon Musk that nobody elected your ass. Nobody told you you could get all of our private information. Nobody told you you could be in charge of the payments of this country,” Waters yelled.
While Musk was not actually elected, his boss — Trump — was, and by a significant amount over former Vice President Kamala Harris. Also, most senior advisors and Cabinet members of any administration were not elected, either, but serve at the pleasure of the president.
Waters went on to baselessly accuse Musk of monopolizing on the earnings of ordinary Americans to fund SpaceX and his other business endeavors.
“We have told you that you’ve made enough money off our government yourself, and now you want to take everybody else’s payroll and make sure that they don’t make the kind of money that you’ve made. Oh, you want to use our money to go to Mars,” Waters said.
The millionaire congresswoman also complained about Trump and other billionaires, claiming they are attempting to dominate the country’s political and economic spheres.
“We’re in a crisis in this country because Trump and Elon Musk and the billionaires have decided they’re going to put us all in our place. They’re going to run this country. They’re going to make sure that they take over everything,” Waters said.
“Are we going to let them do that? Are we going to let them run this government in the way that they can make even more money and so they won’t stop? It is so brazen every day they’re taking new actions. They’re taking executive actions. Every day they’re doing something,” she whined.
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Treasury Department officials announced Tuesday that federal spending would continue without disruption and emphasized their commitment to protecting the national payments system. The statement came in response to growing scrutiny over the decision to grant Musk’s newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) access to the treasury system.
Additionally, Treasury officials revealed plans for a review aimed at enhancing the accuracy of payments to both government entities and the public, the Daily Caller reported.
Other Democrats railed at Musk and hurled insults and epithets at him. “Elon Musk is a Nazi nepo baby, a godless lawless billionaire, who no one elected,” Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., screeched at the same rally.
“Elon, this is the American people. This is not your trashy Cybertruck that you can just dismantle, pick apart, and sell the pieces of,” she said, adding: “We will see you in the court, in Congress, in the streets.”
“Elon Musk is seizing the power that belongs to the American people,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said while shaking her fist alongside Waters. “We are here to fight back.”
“We are gonna be in your face, we are gonna be on your a–es, and we are going to make sure you understand what democracy looks like, and this ain’t it,” Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, also said.
“God d—it shut down the Senate!” yelled Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J. “WE ARE AT WAR!”
Conservatives online pushed back on the “unhinged” comments.
“Rep Ayanna Pressley just called on her followers to agitate in the streets,” LibsofTikTok posted on X. “Typical Democrat doing what they do best: Calling for violence and chaos.”
“Democrat lawmakers are losing their minds now that their USAID scam is exposed,” conservative influencer Paul Szypula posted on X. “Pressley needs to be censured for inciting violence.”
“Making Jasmine Crockett the face of your party is certainly a choice and one I highly encourage,” Red State writer Bonchie posted.
“Rep. Jasmine Crockett is totally unhinged,” conservative commentator Ben Kew added.
