Protest Erupts Against Elon Musk's Influence on Government Amid Alleged Data Breaches

2025-02-06 07:13:48

(MENAFN) On Tuesday, hundreds of individuals, including Democratic lawmakers, gathered outside the US Treasury Department in Washington, DC, to protest Elon Musk's influence on the government.

“We cannot allow Elon Musk and a small group of people to secretly, behind closed doors, take away our privacy, take away our dollars, take away everything we have,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer stated to the crowd.

The demonstration followed reports that Musk's Department of government Efficiency (DOGE) had gained access to sensitive databases, containing information about social security payments.

“Whatever DOGE is doing is not democracy,” Schumer added.

Sen. Chris Van Hollen described the situation as "the most corrupt bargain we've ever seen in American history."

"Elon Musk gave millions to fund (President Donald) Trump's campaign, and now Trump has given him the keys to our government...Musk (is) coming in to the Department of Treasury and stealing Social Security numbers, personal data. Are we going to let this stand?" he added.

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