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BumRushDaShow

(157,285 posts)
Tue Jul 8, 2025, 07:47 AM Jul 8

'This is embarrassing': Musk critic gets menacing message from DOGE's VA account

Source: Raw Story

July 7, 2025 8:01PM ET


The Trump administration is trying to investigate an incident in which the official Department of Government Efficiency Veterans Affairs account sent an angry personal message to an outspoken critic of tech billionaire Elon Musk.

According to Politico, "James Fishback, the anti-DEI investor who recently launched FSD PAC — a super PAC aimed at blunting Musk’s political ambitions — received a direct message on X from the official DOGE Veterans Affairs account." The message stated, “James - we need to talk. Your recent behavior has crossed some serious lines. That’s why we rejected your DOGE application in the first place. Let’s step your game up. This is embarrassing.”

Fishback never worked for DOGE directly, the report noted, but he advised far-right businessman Vivek Ramaswamy while he was involved with the task force.

The White House said the individual responsible for the message no longer works at the VA and that an investigation is underway to determine if there are any other personnel concerns within DOGE.

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/musk-va/

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'This is embarrassing': Musk critic gets menacing message from DOGE's VA account (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Jul 8 OP
How can there be an official VA DOGE account bluedigger Jul 8 #1
There is supposedly a "DOGE" BumRushDaShow Jul 8 #3
"investigation is underway to determine if there are any other personnel concerns within DOGE." mdbl Jul 8 #2
Some "sternly worded letters" will fix this right up. Won't it? LiberalArkie Jul 8 #4

BumRushDaShow

(157,285 posts)
3. There is supposedly a "DOGE"
Tue Jul 8, 2025, 08:15 AM
Jul 8

where they took over an actual IT-related office under the WH and renamed it. Then they stuck an "Acting" person in to appear to be "in charge" of it.

I.e., it used to be this - https://www.usds.gov/ (and is definitely NOT a "department" in any manner, shape, or form) and that was obliterated with the carpet-bombing.

mdbl

(7,017 posts)
2. "investigation is underway to determine if there are any other personnel concerns within DOGE."
Tue Jul 8, 2025, 08:11 AM
Jul 8

Like Susan Collins, they're concerned.

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