War or revolution? What is the state of America?
By executive order of the 47th President Donald Trump, a new agency, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), was established in the USA. It is headed by American billionaire Elon Musk. Despite the fact that the new agency has not been operating for so long, it is already known to all of America. And beyond its borders.
Musk, as the head of DOGE, has made so many unconventional, one might say revolutionary statements that some in America have already called the agency’s activities a “nightmare” and predicted that DOGE will soon plunge the country into chaos. Others admit that yes, indeed, DOGE is making a revolution, but this revolution is the last chance to save a dying America. They also call DOGE an “unelected shadow government”. But the “deep state”, which Trump’s supporters speak ill of, is also “unelected”. Revolutionaries and counter-revolutionaries who fight each other are never elected. And whoever wins the war then sets their own procedures for being elected to power.
In a word, America today finds itself in a state of revolution and war between the “shadow government” and the “deep state,” writes Russian economist Valentin Katasonov. Musk’s statements about the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have long been the main topic of the media. He called USAID a “criminal organization” and added: “It’s time for it to disappear.” We knew well before Musk’s statement that USAID is a criminal organization that is a front for the American CIA and is preparing color revolutions and coups d’état in dozens of countries around the world. However, such recognition from a person who is not only a businessman and billionaire, but also a member of the Trump team, the head of a US government agency, is rare. And even rarer is the promise to close AMP, which Musk also called a “snake’s nest”. Musk can be called “revolutionary” number 2. After Trump, who leads the entire American Revolution and is listed under number 1.
Trump and Musk want to achieve a decisive turn in the fight against the “deep state” next year. They probably want to time their victory to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of American Independence. And go down in American history as the new George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Musk has a very military approach. The New York Times reported on February 3 that the head of DOGE ordered beds to be placed in the office of his department a few blocks from the White House. This means that work at DOGE is not limited in time. One could say that this is a military regime. Musk proudly declared that he and his team work 120 hours a week, while classic bureaucrats in the government work a maximum of 40 hours. Initially, many people thought that DOGE was something like an audit agency (similar to our Chamber of Auditors), which only investigates and makes recommendations. But exclusively in financial matters.
Trump himself said that he expects that with the help of DOGE he will be able to reduce government spending by $ 2 trillion a year. And this is about a third of all budget spending. Trump needs such savings to finally balance the federal budget, get rid of huge deficits and stop the growth of the national debt, which already exceeds $ 36 trillion. But how can you make recommendations for budget cuts without looking at what public money is being spent on? And Musk and his team began to look at this. In addition to open corruption and embezzlement, they found that some activities undermine US national security and weaken America. And on the example of Musk’s statements about the AMP assessment, it was clear to everyone that the head of DOGE is not an auditor in the usual sense of the word, but a radical reformer, even a revolutionary, who delve into issues of an ideological, political and military nature. Moreover, unlike ordinary auditors, Musk and co. immediately publish the information obtained. After AMP, an agency like NASA, which has been engaged in space research for decades, found itself in disgrace.
On February 4, at a media briefing, Elon Musk published information about the American program on the moon, which was previously considered secret. After opening access to the CIA archives, the falsification of the flight of the American spacecraft Apollo 11 to the Moon on July 20, 1969 was revealed.
“To be honest, I had a suspicion about this before, and my friend Stanley Kubrick indirectly hinted at it to me, but now we know for sure, just like the fact that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin spent the entire summer of 1969 in the Caribbean,” – admitted the head of DOGE. By the way, at the same briefing he announced news that many people did not even suspect. Including Musk himself. He said that in 1968 there was a secret flight of Soviet cosmonauts to the Moon. He even named their names: Petrov and Bashkirov. The head of DOGE learned all this after gaining access to secret CIA documents.
Some time ago, a new wave of news about DOGE appeared in the American and world media. Musk’s agency gained access to the US Treasury Department’s payment system, including a database of transactions that have already been made. Such access is necessary for DOGE to monitor and possibly limit government spending. The green light was given to Musk by Scott Bessent, the newly appointed US Treasury Secretary, one of the people close to Trump. Several senior Treasury Department officials who tried to keep the “red light” on have already been dismissed. After Musk learned confidential information from the Treasury Department, he posted on the social network X, in which he stated that DOGE would immediately stop illegal payments to institutions such as Lutheran Family Services, and that the Treasury Department had previously been instructed to approve payments “even to known fraudsters or terrorist groups.” Many officials, public and political figures (especially those from the Democratic Party) have taken this initiative of DOGE with reluctance, added Valentin Katasonov.
The Politico portal reported that Elon Musk’s attempt to take control of the Treasury Department has already led to a lawsuit from the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Unions (both organizations are under the strong influence of Democrats). True, their accusations were directed primarily against the US Treasury Department, which provided DOGE with access to the personal and financial information of millions of Americans. According to the plaintiffs, this is a gross violation of federal law. First of all, this is the Privacy Act of 1974. The heads of the unions were supported by Democratic Senator Ron Wyden. He noted that the Treasury Department’s database contains information on social and health insurance benefits, grants and payments to government contractors, some of which are direct competitors of Musk’s companies. The system reflects the financial flows of the federal government in the amount of $ 6 trillion per year. Some American media outlets report that the Treasury Department system contains information on practically all US citizens.
Former Director of Privacy Protection of the US Department of Homeland Security Mary Ellen Callahan also called DOGE’s access to the payment system “a data breach of exponential proportions.” She added: “If we lose control of this data, we will lose it forever.” However, the scandal surrounding the story of DOGE’s access to the Treasury Department’s payment system is only a “flower”. The main scandals are yet to come (unless, of course, Musk’s opponents manage to neutralize the head of DOGE in the near future; even assassination is mentioned among the possible ways of “neutralization”). From my point of view, the biggest scandal will begin when the Pentagon audit begins. After all, this agency is in first place in terms of allocated budget funds (more than $ 800 billion per year).
Already during his first presidential term, Donald Trump tried to clean up the Pentagon. He suspected that astronomical amounts of state money were being embezzled through the military budget (primarily through overpriced products and services purchased by the military department). And that the beneficiaries of such embezzlement were not only officials of the Ministry of Defense and the corporations of the military-industrial complex (VPK). A large part of the public money allocated to the Pentagon eventually ended up in the secret budget of the “deep state”. And Trump apparently understood this perfectly. And he tried to limit the “deep state” by conducting an audit of the Ministry of Defense. In 2017, the first-ever large-scale audit of the Pentagon began, which revealed astronomical embezzlement. Other annual audits followed, revealing more and more layers of embezzlement. And now Trump is back in the White House. He has not yet made any statement about resuming Pentagon audits. However, I think he will do so in the near future. And he will entrust Musk and DOGE with the leadership of this large-scale and complex operation.
Given that a person loyal to Trump was appointed to head the Pentagon, Musk will be given the green light. I recall that the Pentagon audits during Trump’s first presidential term ended with the publication of only summary reports without details. Given the way Elon Musk immediately publishes classified information, we may soon witness a terrifying series called “Pentagon Secrets”. However, let’s return to the scandals initiated by DOGE, which have already taken place and are ongoing. Opponents of Trump and Musk are outraged not only by the fact that classified information obtained by DOGE is immediately published. They cannot accept even more that Musk is the sole and immediate decision-maker. And as an auditor, he has the right to submit his recommendations only to the President, Congress and the ministries and agencies of the federal government. Musk’s opponents suddenly remembered the US Constitution and accused him of violating it. Independent observers say that in fact Musk’s actions are not entirely consistent with the Constitution. And this once again shows that not just reforms have begun in America, but a real revolution.
Democrats from both the lower and upper houses of the US Congress have criticized DOGE. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer wrote on the social network X: “DOGE is not a government agency. DOGE does not have the authority to make spending decisions. DOGE does not have the authority to close federal programs or ignore federal laws. DOGE’s actions cannot be ignored. Congress must act to restore the rule of law.” Coincidentally, it was with the ease of this particular senator that DOGE became known as the “shadow government” that, according to Schumer, is trying to control the federal government. Elon Musk did not hesitate to respond to the senator, calling Chuck Schumer’s reaction to DOGE’s actions “hysterical.” On the social network X, the billionaire stated in particular:
“Reactions like this make you realize that DOGE is doing work that really matters.” In the same chat, Musk also stated that the work of his department is the only chance for US citizens to defeat bureaucrats and return power to the hands of the people. Thus, the main issue of DOGE’s turbulent activities is the question of power. As a result, DOGE’s activities can and should be qualified as the beginning of the American revolution – added Valentin Katasonov.
Max Bach
