Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk revealed several major instances of government waste and fraud uncovered by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) during an interview with Senator Ted Cruz on his podcast, “Verdict with Ted Cruz.”
The episode, co-hosted by Ben Ferguson and filmed at the White House, aired on Monday and focused on DOGE’s findings during the first 50 days of the Trump administration.
Musk stated that DOGE had discovered millions of government-issued credit cards, many of which had $10,000 monthly spending limits.
Weekly Credit Card Update!
Pilot program with 16 agencies to audit unused/unneeded credit cards. After 3 weeks, >200,000 cards have been de-activated. Great progress this past week by @HHSGov @Interior
As a reminder, at the start of the audit, there were ~4.6M active… pic.twitter.com/xZaZJ51AOV
— Department of Government Efficiency (@DOGE) March 11, 2025
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“DOGE found twice as many credit cards as there are humans. And these are cards with $10,000 per month limits! That’s a lot of money!” Musk said.
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“Most of what DOGE is finding, you don’t need to be Sherlock Holmes. It’s very obvious, basic stuff,” @elonmusk said
“We found TWICE as many credit cards as there are humans. And these are cards with $10K per… pic.twitter.com/2bnMZbPGi7
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) March 17, 2025
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DOGE reports that it has saved approximately $105 billion through a combination of:
- Asset sales
- Contract and lease cancellations
- Fraud and improper payment elimination
- Grant cancellations
- Renegotiations of agreements
- Workforce reductions
- Interest savings
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Despite these cost-saving measures, Musk noted that government waste and fraud remain rampant, estimating that 80% of the spending was wasteful, while 20% was outright fraudulent.
The findings have sparked backlash from Democrats, who have launched efforts to challenge DOGE’s authority.
There are currently nearly a dozen lawsuits filed against DOGE, targeting its data access, privacy laws, and overall authority.
Additionally, Musk revealed that 14 states have formed a coordinated resistance agreement aimed at conducting legal warfare against DOGE and its investigations.
Despite these legal challenges, DOGE announced last week that it had already deactivated 200,000 government credit cards across 16 agencies.
However, the agency estimates that there are still 4.6 million active credit card accounts in government use.
In addition to excessive government spending, Musk revealed another major area of fraud uncovered by DOGE: the use of nonprofits as a money laundering mechanism.
“One of the biggest scams we’ve uncovered is that the government can give money to so-called nonprofits with very few controls and there’s no auditing of that nonprofit,” Musk said.
He explained that many nonprofits receive billions of taxpayer dollars with little to no oversight, allowing individuals to enrich themselves through these organizations.
“They then give themselves extremely lavish, like insane salaries, expense everything to the nonprofit – you know, buy jets and homes, all sorts of things,” Musk added.
ELON MUSK: “One of the biggest scams we’ve uncovered is that the government can give money to so called non profit with very few controls and there’s no auditing of that non profit.” pic.twitter.com/ovUqzsseXi
— DogeDesigner (@cb_doge) March 17, 2025
Musk also pointed to high-profile Democrats, such as Stacey Abrams, who have been exposed for creating nonprofits that receive large sums of government funding.
Abrams, who has founded and been involved with multiple nonprofits, has faced scrutiny over the financial management of these organizations.
According to DOGE, these types of nonprofits have been used as a method to divert public funds for private gain.
DOGE is continuing its investigations into government waste, fraudulent spending, and abuse of taxpayer funds.
The agency’s findings are expected to fuel further debates over government accountability and oversight, especially as lawsuits continue to challenge its authority.
Despite legal pushback, Musk emphasized that DOGE remains committed to rooting out fraud and holding the government accountable for wasteful spending.
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$$ Laundering 101!!!! Criminals NEVER Expected This!!-And The Greatest Reason Canadian Government Refuses To Become Part of the USA!! D.O.G.E. Would Find Just as Much Fraud Considering The Liberal Mindset -Cheat-Lie and Steal!!-Lets Start At The Top-Before It Goes Into Hiding!!
It is so obvious why the democrats are having fits over Musk and his findings. The amazing part is the judges that are also trying to stop him from finding the waste and fraud. Kind of makes me wonder about them.