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Dean Phillips blasts fellow Dems for missing opportunity with DOGE and
Musk: ‘Work with him’
By
Jenny Goldsberry
May 25, 2025 12:16 pm
Former Democratic congressman Dean Phillips suggested that the efforts
of Elon Musk “should be celebrated” by his party.
Phillips, who opted not to run for reelection for his Minnesota seat
last November, has long called for his former colleagues to side with
Musk over his volunteer participation in the Department of Government Efficiency. On Saturday, Phillips appeared on Fox News’s My View with
Lara Trump to renew his call for support.
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“This is the pendulum of American politics: people loved Elon Musk when
he was making electric cars, and he was the darling of the Left. I think
a little less condemnation, a little bit more understanding what he’s actually trying to do, which is rectify generations of mismanagement by Democrats and Republicans of the federal government should be
celebrated,” Phillips said.
However, Phillips echoed the concerns of Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL),
who claimed the House caucus meant to participate in the DOGE federal
spending cuts hasn’t met in months and was effectively “dead.” Moskowitz denied that the caucus influenced Musk, who heads DOGE.
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