Republican strategist Susan del Percio said that Donald Trump and his White House are "giddy" because Elon Musk is getting all of the backlash for the mass purge of federal government employees.
Speaking to MSNBC on Wednesday, del Percio and Columbia Professor Basil Smikle, Ph.D. agreed that this is all part of the goals outlined by Republicans.
Smikel said that this is "Project 2025," as it was outlined, delivering on the promises in the first 180 days of the new Trump administration.
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The House Oversight Committee began its Wednesday session by stating that Musk must testify to Congress about what is unfolding.
Del Percio said that Democrats are making a huge mistake by scapegoating Musk when it's Trump at the helm.
"Say Donald Trump is doing this! Donald Trump is purging the FBI," she continued. "Donald Trump is cutting aid. Donald Trump is preventing packages — I know it's reversed — from China to come in."
Musk is the one acting on Trump's orders when he is unelected and unconfirmed, and "he takes all of the fire away from Donald Trump's feet. Stop it! Call it out!" she exclaimed. "Say the president is doing presidential overreach. Then put those Republicans on the line like Vaughn Hillyard did."
She referred to Hillyard interviewing Republicans on Capitol Hill and his phrasing was about "Elon Musk through the administration."
"Hold the White House accountable right now!" del Percio continued. "They're giddy that all the attention is everywhere else."
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