X CEO Elon Musk is scheduled to meet with congressional Republicans to pitch his drastic budget-cutting plans, and it's already causing concern for some on Capitol Hill.
An unnamed Republican Senate aide who spoke with Punchbowl News' Jake Sherman on Thursday predicted that Musk and fellow Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) leader Vivek Ramaswamy would create massive political headaches for Republicans in the coming weeks.
"Two people who know nothing about how the government works pretending they can cut a trillion dollars, both with decent pulpits to preach from, and the ear of an unpredictable president? Disaster," the aide said.
The aide then added that "the only good thing is that at some point they’ll overpromise and get bounced by Trump," before adding, "but until then... disaster."
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Sherman writes that the politics of DOGE are dicey for Republicans overall.
"Unlike previous spending-reduction initiatives, DOGE has no statutory authority or fast-track floor process, and Hill leaders have no idea how they’ll handle any of the proposed spending cuts offered by Musk and Ramaswamy," he reports.
Musk has openly hinted that he plans to target Social Security with his budget cutting plans, despite the fact that President-elect Donald Trump vowed repeatedly that the program was off limits.
Musk also wants to abolish the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which has returned billions of dollars to consumers from financial institutions.
