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Victor Davis Hanson, the conservative scholar and historian, has put collectively a lesson for Democrats and members of the media who’re outraged and confused about what Elon Musk is doing with DOGE and the way it suits into our present politics and authorities.
After all, if Democrats or members of the media really hearken to what Hanson has to say, they may be indignant to search out out that the precedent for all of this has been set a number of instances through the years, however significantly by their outdated pal Joe Biden.
As regular, Hanson is eloquent in his supply.
Partial transcript through the Daily Signal on Twitter/X:
“He’s extra reliable—or he has extra statutory legitimacy—than earlier presidential advisors, like Harry Hopkins, who moved into the White Home below the FDR administration, or Bernard Baruch, who mainly ran two world wars, by way of home manufacturing, below Woodrow Wilson and FDR. So, let’s simply dispel the concept that he’s doing something uncommon. …
“So far as the manager orders that created the DOGE program and eradicated USAID—that was completely authorized in itself—USAID was created by John F. Kennedy in 1961 by an government order. There was a statutory route for the president to disperse overseas help right into a complete physique, however it didn’t say USAID—he might do no matter he needed. …
“And so, Donald Trump has determined to finish an autonomous USAID and fold it into the State Division for catastrophe reduction or poverty reduction or famine reduction. …
“All Donald Trump is doing is saying, ‘I don’t consider the impoundment act is authorized. We’ll see what the Supreme Court docket says—however I’m simply following the precedent that Joe Biden did.’ However now, the shoe’s on the opposite foot.”
Watch the entire video under:
.@VDHanson: Sorry, Liberals. DOGE Is 100% Authorized. Right here’s Why.
Is the Left taking the bait? Whereas many within the legacy media proceed to berate Elon Musk for his function in defunding bloated federal applications and businesses, Donald Trump stays largely unscathed. Is that this half of a bigger… pic.twitter.com/Mah9CV5PET
— The Each day Sign (@DailySignal) February 10, 2025
That may be a good clarification of what’s occurring and why it’s fully authorized. The left can be smart to hearken to Hanson on this. They appear fairly silly for the time being.
