Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) downplayed concerns about billionaire Elon Musk's free access to government databases and private information like Social Security numbers.
During a Monday podcast, host Ryan Girdusky asked Greene if her DOGE subcommittee would examine "concerns over federal data" that have been expressed by Democrats and some Republicans.
"What is the opinion of the subcommittee when it comes to oversight, when it comes to handling sensitive data?" Girdusky wondered.
"Well, you know, it's really ridiculous that the Democrats have decided to basically make the new bad guy, the man that is getting involved in trying to save America from our death spiral, basically, into $36 trillion in debt," Greene complained. "So for the Democrats to decide that they're going to make the bad guy, and they're going to go out there, and they're going to make the bad guy, and they're going to go out there and protest in front of the Department of Education and the Department of Commerce."
"'Elon Musk is bad. He is evil.' I think that is music to my ears because I really want to win the midterms, Ryan," she continued. "And I think the Democrats are definitely going down the wrong path for making a big fuss over cutting spending."
Girdusky noted that Musk's DOGE was technically not a government agency.
"Musk still runs his businesses, and he's technically not a government employee," he explained. "And if there's any kind of conflict of interest around that, is that something the subcommittee would be interested in picking up or at least reviewing and sitting there saying, here's some oversight, here's some guardrails?"
"Because I think that the concern over guardrails has really reached, at least in the media, a very, very, very big concern," he added.
Greene agreed guardrails were "important."
"That's why the Oversight Committee, we investigated the Biden crime family," she deflected. "We can look at many Democrats and their connections and how they make money."
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"You know, they're talking about, oh, Elon Musk has people's social security numbers," Greene said. "Well, the richest man in the world is really not going to go out and set up some account with your grandma's social security number.
"He just doesn't need to do that."
