Oh the Irony: Mexicans Lose Their Minds As AMERICANS Immigrate Into Their Country for Better Living Conditions (VIDEO)

by Cullen Linebarger Jul. 6, 2025 12:40 pm

The people of Mexico are getting a taste of their own medicine after years of flooding into America, both legally and illegally, by the millions.

On July 4, hundreds of unruly demonstrators held a protest in Mexico City against the gentrification of their neighborhoods, which is playing a role in rising house prices. The furious Mexicans accused Americans of “stealing” their homes and “imposing their culture” on them.

Do these phrases ring a bell back in the States?

“Speak Spanish or get out of here!” One protester also said.

Since 2020, affluent foreigners seeking better living conditions have been looking to America’s southern neighbor for cheaper and better living conditions.Unsurprisingly, Americans make up the bulk of the new immigrants.(Yeah but they pay for their homes, the illegals don’t)

This new trend has been exacerbated by the fact that Americans can stay in Mexico for 180 dayswithout a visa.

In addition to the ironic cries, demonstrators sprayed graffiti across buildings targeting the “gringos” supposedly ruining their paradise.One graffiti sign even called for killing foreigners (“Kill a gringo”).

The protest then later took a turn for the worse. As the Associated Press reported,some of the agitators decided to take their anger at Americans out on their local businesses and innocent tourists.

From the AP:

A protest by hundreds against gentrification and mass tourism that began peacefully Friday in Mexico City neighborhoods popular with tourists turned violent when a small number of people began smashing storefronts and harassing foreigners.

Masked protesters smashed through the windows and looted high-end businesses in the touristic areas of Condesa and Roma, and screamed at tourists in the area. Graffiti on glass shattered glass being smashed through with rocks read: “get out of Mexico.” Protesters held signs reading “gringos, stop stealing our home” and demanding local legislation to better regulate tourism levels and stricter housing laws.

(I bet the Mexican government won’t like that because they make a ton of money on tourists. They are already screwed by tariffs, they can’t lose their biggest money making tourism.)

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/07/oh-irony-mexicans-lose-their-minds-as-americans/

https://youtu.be/1_4rEKAinWg

Syria loses a lifeline as the United States and Europe slash global aid

The fall of Syria’s dictatorship last year brought the end of a long and bloody civil conflict — but no quick relief to millions of Syrians living in the war-shattered nation. July 5, 2025 at 1:52 p.m.Typical WAPO propaganda

The fall of Syria’s dictatorship last year brought the end of a long and bloody civil conflict — but no quick relief to millions of Syrians living in the war-shattered nation.

The country’s health care network lay in ruins. Nongovernmental organizations filled some of the gap in health services, often with funding from the United States or Europe, but now that lifeline, too, is disappearing.

The United States — Syria’s largest donor, having provided more than $18 billion in assistance during the country’s 14-year war — has frozen all its foreign aid programs.

The Trump administration dismantled the U.S. Agency for International Development. The U.S. cuts, along with shrinking contributions from European governments, have been “catastrophic” for health care, particularly in northern Syria, where millions who were displaced by the conflict have settled, said Michèle Colombel of Mehad, a French-Syrian NGO that manages more than two dozen health centers there.

Mehad did not receive assistance directly from the United States,but it was feeling the impacts as NGO partners lost funding, closing their clinics and leaving patients to flood its facilities and the organization competing for increasingly scarce aid.

As the money dries up, the peril to Syrians is rising. Workers at Mehad have counted 20 cases of severe acute malnutrition over the past three months in the Azaz area, north of Aleppo.

The group has run out of the nutritional baby food known as Plumpy Nuts, ordinarily supplied by Save the Children, which said in April that funding cuts had forced it to close 40 percent of its nutrition programs in Syria.

“More than 416,000 children in Syria are now at significant risk of severe malnutrition following the sudden suspension of foreign aid,” Save the Children said at the time.

Several of Mehad’s projects in northern Syria have also been shuttered or are scheduled to close. They included primary care health facilities, programs for mothers and their children and a nutrition distribution program.

In the northwestern town of Kafar Takharim, about four miles from the Turkish border, Mehad three months ago was providing services to about a third of the mothers and infants, according to local staff. But other NGOs have since stopped operating, and Mehad now serves most of the town’s mothers.

Across northwest Syria, health workers warned in May, “172 health facilities are at risk of closure due to abrupt funding cuts — potentially leaving 4.24 million people without reliable access to trauma care, maternal and child health, and chronic disease treatment.” In northeast Syria, they said in a bulletin published by the World Health Organization-led Health Cluster, “23 facilities are already suspended, and another 68 are at risk of shutting down.”

As facilities close, those that remain open are seeing more patients. Staff at the Al Kesra hospital, in western Syria, said their caseload crept up by about 10 percent over the past five months. But the hospital closed a wing that provided services to malnourished babies in April because the organization that supported it lost its USAID funding, they said.

Hassan Al Ali, a coordinator at Al Kesra, said three children whose malnutrition care was interrupted developed complications and were brought by their parents back to the hospital.

Syrians with kidney ailments also face growing peril.

Three dialysis centers operated by Mehad are now the only functioning centers in northeast Syria, the group said. Medical staff at the Abu Hamam Hospital in western Syria say in the past five months they’ve had to turn away some patients requiring dialysis. Some dialysis machines there are starting to break down, hospital nephrologist Ahmad Aswaad said, putting stress on those that still function.

The loss of centers could force patients to search for options farther away, entailing journeys many cannot afford, or to rely on private clinics, which may also be prohibitively expensive.

If the aid cuts worsen, Aswaad said, “it’s going to be a big problem. … Some patients will die.”

https://archive.is/URNQg

Where’s the UN?

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Delivers a Brutal Reality Check to Elon Musk as Tesla CEO Looks to Sabotage GOP with Formation of New Political Party

by Cullen Linebarger Jul. 6, 2025 10:40 am

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent delivered some bad news to Elon Musk after the world’s richest man announced the formation of a new political party yesterday.

As The Gateway Pundit’s Cassandra MacDonald reported, a bitter Musk spent his Independence Day doubling down on his threat to form a new political party, dubbed the “America Party.” In an X post, he claimed he wants to disrupt the two-party system by creating a party for the “80% in the middle” who feel abandoned by Democrats and Republicans.

In subsequent posts about his plans, Musk wrote, “One way to execute on this would be to laser-focus on just 2 or 3 Senate seats and 8 to 10 House districts.” Given the fact that third-party candidates cost the GOP two Senate seats (Wisconsin and Michigan) last fall and the fact that Musk’s fans lean right, this amounts to effective sabotage.

Nevertheless, Musk officially formed the “America Party” Saturday afternoon. What a disgraceful betrayal.

Bessent was asked about Musk’s move toward the end of his interview with CNN’s Dana Bash and calmly delivered a reality check the X owner would not like to hear.

WATCH:

BASH: He (Musk) announced this weekend that he is starting a new political party. Does this worry the Trump Administration?

BESSENT: Look, the principles of DOGE were popular. If you looked at the polling, Elon was not.The Boards of Directors at his various companies wanted him to come back and run his companies, which he is better at than anyone.

So, I imagine those Board of Directors did not like this announcement yesterday and will be encouraging him to focus on his business activities, not his political activities

In other words, Bessent is telling Musk that not only has his ego gotten too big, but that he is also an amateur at the political game. This will likely tick Musk off to no end

Bessent’s point is further buttressed by the fact that Musk has already suffered a significant blow. Azoria, a prominent investment firm, had planned to debut the Tesla Convexity ETF next week, but has now pulled its support indefinitely following Musk’s new political foray.

The Azoria Tesla Convexity ETF would have offered investors a strategic vehicle for exposure to Tesla’s high-growth potential. What a missed opportunity.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/07/watch-treasury-secretary-scott-bessent-delivers-brutal-reality/

Eric Daugherty

Holy SMOKES: Scott Bessent with a message for Elon Musk…

"The principles of DOGE were very popular. If you looked at the polling, Elon was NOT."

"Those Board of Directors did not like this announcement [of a new party] yesterday."

https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/1941852827652862170

(This is going to piss off Musk because he already hated Bessent, and vice versa it seems)

Deep State Election Trickery Not Being Forgiven Nor Forgotten

by John Mills Jul. 6, 2025 9:20 am

Despite some wanting to move on or forgive and forget about past election mischievousness, the energy is only growing on this topic.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a “Statement of Interest” in a Wyoming legal case that will have national repercussions.

A “Statement of Interest” is an “amicus filings that are filed in federal and state trial courts across the country. Filing such briefs has become a key litigation strategy for federal civil rights enforcement.”

The DOJ filed the Statement of Interest in the lawsuit Equality State Policy Center v. Chuck Gray, defending Wyoming’s legitimate interest securing its voting processfrom fraud by requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote.

A DOJ Press Release said, “Wyoming’s documentary proof of citizenship law is a mechanism to enforce laws that prohibit non-citizen voting and ensure that only eligible voters cast ballots.”

“It is a crime for non-citizens to vote in federal elections, and it is important that the American people have confidence in the integrity of our elections.” said Deputy Assistant Attorney General Michael Gates of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division.

“Requiring documentary proof of citizenship is common sense and ensures that only citizens vote.” The “Equality State Policy Center” is challenging the Wyoming Secretary of State, Chuck Gray, in his enforcement of State Law that requires proof of citizenship to vote.

The circle is closing on former CIA Director John Brennan (and Comey) for their past roles in election manipulation

Wyoming’s case is just one battleground. A recent Fox News Opinion Piece by Bryan Dean Wright was entitled, “John Brennan was my boss at the CIA. He belongs in prison”. In the piece Bryan makes five assertions about the infamous, January 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA). Bryan’s assertions are:

1) Brennan lied about his use of the discredited Steele dossier

2) Brennan manipulated who would write the ICA

3) Brennan interfered in the ICA’s drafting

4) Brennan rushed the completion of the ICA

5) Brennan (and Comey) spread the ICA far and wide to leak it

All of these assertions are true. I personally participated in the ICA and the review of the ICA for official Secretary of Defense approval by the now deceased, Ash Carter. When the ICA came back for final Department of Defense Review before the ICA went to the White House in January 2017, I was told to cease staffing since Ash Carter had already given his approval.

The reason Ash Carter hastily approved the ICA was because, “Comey and Brennan are personally, hands on keyboard, writing this ICA”.

The purpose of the quick turn ICA after the November 2016 election was to delay or stop the inauguration of Donald J. Trump on January 20, 2017, per what I was giddily told by an Undersecretary of Defense for Policy staffer who urged me to join the ICA shortly after Trump victory on November 8, 2016. Trump’s 2016 victory shell shocked the Deep Staters across the U.S. Government.

The ICA was the backup insurance policy to stop Trump after the initial Russia, Russia, Russia Campaign run by disgraced and incarcerated FBI Director of Counter-Intelligence Charles McGonigal in early 2016. McGonigal was paid by Russians to say there was a Trump-Russia connection.

A-WEB in South Korea receiving scrutiny for role in worldwide election maladministration

In South Korea the obscure, Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB) group has operated with little attention until recently. However, the light is now shining on A-Web into one of the key international non-governmental organizations in the worldwide election cartel. A source in South Korea shared this to reveal more on A-Web

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/07/deep-state-election-trickery-not-being-forgiven-forgotten/

Former Trump Advisor: “Government Set to Release $150 Trillion Asset to Public”

Take a look at this map…

On the surface, it seems ordinary.

But what if I told you, it’s worth $150 trillion? (Yes, trillion, with a “T.”)

What makes this map so special?

As you’ll see, it points the way to a 15-figure fortune held by the Federal Government.

We were shown this map by former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards,one of the most politically connected men in America. Rickards has spent his fifty-year career in the innermost circles of the U.S. government and banking.

And he believes Trump could soon release this frozen asset to the public.

He says, “When it happens… it could alter the course of America, forever.”

Jim calls this stash of frozen assets our “national endowment.”

For good reason. If you divide this figure by the number of households in America,each family would receive $1.1 million.

But something even more spectacular is bound to happen. And those who know what to expect could make a potential

fortune.

For the full story, click

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/07/former-trump-advisor-government-set-release-150-trillion-5/

U.S. Air Force Halts Musk’s SpaceX Rocket Project on Pacific Atoll After Leftist Activists Raise Alarm Over Seabirds

by Jim Hᴏft Jul. 6, 2025 8:45 am

The U.S. Air Force has scrapped its plans to test hypersonic rocket cargo deliveries using Elon Musk’s SpaceX rockets from the remote Johnston Atoll in the Pacific Ocean—all to protect a few seabird nests.

The decision, first reported by Stars and Stripes, comes just weeks after Reuters ran a story quoting so-called “experts” who raised concerns that the high-speed delivery project could disturb nesting tropical birds on the uninhabited atoll.

The Air Force had intended to use the atoll—an uninhabited U.S. territory located 800 miles southwest of Hawaii—as a launch and landing site for experimental rocket systemscapable of delivering 100 tons of cargo anywhere on Earth in under 90 minutes.

The implications for battlefield logistics and humanitarian aid were monumental. But that vision has now been grounded.

Why? Because a handful of environmentalists raised concerns over the nesting patterns of tropical birds on the atoll.

A petition opposing the program gathered fewer than 4,000 signatures. In response, the Air Force initially promised an environmental review.Now, they’re outright exploring new locations.

Stars and Stripes reported:

The Air Force had announced in the Federal Register in March that it was undertaking an environmental assessment for the construction of two rocket landing pads on the atoll.

It anticipated issuing a draft assessment by April, but publication was delayed as opposition to the plan by environmental groups surged. A petition calling for the Air Force to abandon the plan had garnered 3,884 signatures as of Wednesday.

“The Department of the Air Force has elected to hold the preparation of the Johnston Atoll Environmental Assessment for a proposed rocket cargo landing demonstration on Johnston Atoll in abeyance while the service explores alternative options for implementation of the rocket cargo Vanguard program at a location other than Johnston Atoll,” Laurel Falls, an Air Force spokeswoman, said in an email statement Wednesday.

“A notification will be published via Federal Register if the DAF decides to restart the action or ultimately cancel the Environmental Assessment,” she said.

Falls was unable to provide a reason for the expanded site search during a phone interview Wednesday.

The environmental assessment would have evaluated the impact of construction and operation of two landing pads at Johnston Atoll for up to 10 re-entry landings per year over four consecutive years.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/07/u-s-air-force-halts-musks-spacex-rocket/

>>23285229

It’s pretty obvious why they are shutting it down at the end of the article, the Military don’t want to subject to Musk’s tantrums. When does the military bend to environmental crazies?

He has made the biggest enemy of all when he’s trying to take Trump and MAGA down.Plus he is now a National Security Risk. This is where the CiC hat goes on Trumps head.

This is not going to end well for Musk.

Federal Judge Rules Trump Can Deport Boulder Terror Suspect’s Family.

July 3, 2025

PULSE POINTS

❓WHAT HAPPENED: A federal judge ruled that the family of Mohamed Sabry Soliman, accused of a firebomb attack on pro-Israel demonstrators, can be deported.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Mohamed Sabry Soliman, his wife, five children, U.S. District Court Judge Orlando Garcia, and Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The attack took place on June 1, 2025, in Boulder, Colorado. The ruling was issued on Wednesday, July 2.

💬KEY QUOTE: “This horrific act of terror has now claimed the life of an innocent person who was beloved by her family and friends.” – Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty.

🎯IMPACT: The ruling clears the way for the family’s deportation while Soliman faces multiple charges, including first-degree murder and federal hate crime violations.

IN FULL

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the family of Mohamed Sabry Soliman, an Egyptian illegal alien accused of a firebomb attack on peaceful pro-Israel demonstrators in Boulder, Colorado, can be deported. U.S. District Court Judge Orlando Garcia rejected the Soliman family’s lawsuit to halt their removal, stating that the Trump administration followed proper legal procedures for deportation.

The decision overturned a temporary stay issued last month by Biden-appointed Judge Gordon Gallagher. Soliman’s wife and five children had sought to block the expedited deportation process, but Garcia ruled he lacked jurisdiction to grant their request.

The case stems from a June 1 terror attack, where Soliman allegedly threw Molotov cocktails and used homemade flamethrowers against elderly participantsin a “Run for Their Lives” event supporting Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamason October 7, 2023. The attack injured 29 people, eight of whom were hospitalized with burns. Karen Diamond, an 82-year-old victim, died from her injuries this week.

Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty called the attack a “horrific act of terror” that took the life of a beloved community member, vowing to seek justice for the victims. Following Diamond’s death, prosecutors upgraded two of Soliman’s charges from attempted murder to first-degree murder, which carries a mandatory life sentence without parole if convicted.

Federal prosecutors charged the 45-year-old Egyptian with a 12-count indictment, including nine hate crime violations and three counts related to using fire or explosives during a felony. The indictment claims Soliman targeted the demonstration due to its support for Israeli hostages, with witnesses reporting him shouting anti-Zionist phrases like “How many children you killed” and “They are killers.”

Soliman entered the U.S. legally on a tourist visa in 2022, which expired in February 2023. Despite his unlawful status, the Biden government granted him work authorization in March 2023.After the attack, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained his wife and five children. Their deportation is expected to proceed in the coming weeks, pending any appeals.

https://thenationalpulse.com/2025/07/03/federal-judge-rules-trump-can-deport-boulder-terror-suspects-family/

>>23285425 Bibi was always going to blow it up because Hamas might tell them Bibi and Israel hired them

Farage: Rock Legend Rod Stewart’s Surprise Endorsement Shows ‘Millions’ Are Now Thinking Differently.

July 3, 2025

PULSE POINTS❓WHAT HAPPENED: Rock legend Rod Stewart has endorsed Nigel Farage’s Reform Party, with the Trump ally expressing surprise and praising Stewart’s performance at the Glastonbury Festival.👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Nigel Farage, Rod Stewart.📍WHEN & WHERE: Farage made his comments on British radio on July 3.💬KEY QUOTE: “Politically, I never would have expected him to say that, but I think he’s reflecting what many millions of the country are reflecting.” — Nigel Farage

🎯IMPACT: The endorsement shows a broadening acceptance and support for Reform UK among celebrities and mainstream figures as the party leads in many national polls.

IN FULL

Nigel Farage has praised rock legend Rod Stewart’s Glastonbury set as the highlight that “saved” the festival, following a storm of controversy over an anti-Semitic and anti-British performance aired live by the BBC.

Stewart closed the weekend’s Legends slot on the Pyramid Stage, joined by fellow icons Lulu and Ronnie Wood.

Farage took aim at the BBC for broadcasting punk-rap artist Bob Vylan’s set, during which he led the crowd in chanting “Death, death to the IDF” and performed a song including the lyrics, “I heard you want your country back? Shut the f**k up… you can’t have that!”

Farage said Stewart’s classic set that brought a sense of unity and relief:“Thank goodness, at the end, for Lulu and Rod Stewart! That sort of saved the whole thing, didn’t it, really?”The Reform Party leader also expressedsurprise that Stewart had endorsed him and his party, saying it was not something he expected.

“Politically, I never would have expected him to say that, but I think he’s reflecting what many millions of the country are reflecting,” he said. Stewart expressed his support during an interview, saying, ==“We’re fed up with the Tories. We’ve got to give Farage a chance. He’s coming across well.”

==Farage also slammed the BBC’s handling of the Bob Vylan incident, questioning why the broadcaster, with 400 staff on-site, failed to cut the controversial stream. “They should have used the delay, which they could have done quite comfortably,” Farage said.

“Why did no one exercise any discretion at all?”The BBC has since admitted fault, saying: “The team were dealing with a live situation but with hindsight we should have pulled the stream during the performance.

We regret this did not happen.”Meanwhile, Bob Vylan has been dropped by the UTA talent agency in the wake of the performance.President Donald J. Trump’s administration has also revoked the duo’s visas, meaning they cannot perform in the United States.

https://thenationalpulse.com/2025/07/03/farage-rock-legend-rod-stewarts-surprise-endorsement-shows-millions-are-now-thinking-differently/

>>23285668

LBC@LBC

'Thank goodness for Rod Stewart.'

@Nigel_Farage says the future of Glastonbury is not safe in the BBC's hands.

https://x.com/LBC/status/1940686186902589515

Trump DOJ Targets Media-Tech Alliance in Antitrust Lawsuit

PULSE POINTS

WHAT HAPPENED: The Department of Justice (DOJ) has entered a legal battle involving allegations that major media outlets and tech corporations coordinated to suppress independent journalism through the Trusted News Initiative (TNI).

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Plaintiffs include Children’s Health Defense (CHD), independent publishers, and reporters. Defendants include TNI participants such as the BBC, Reuters, The Associated Press (AP), The Washington Post, and tech firms like Google, Meta, and Microsoft.📍WHEN & WHERE: The lawsuit was filed in 2023, with the DOJ filing its notice of intent last week in federal court.

💬KEY QUOTE: The DOJ highlighted the CHD lawsuit’s focus on “anticompetitive collusion among competitors over product features” as of particular interest.

🎯IMPACT: The DOJ’s involvement could signal a shift in addressing anticompetitive practices and bolster the plaintiffs’ case against TNI.

IN FULL

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is entering a legal battle challenging an alliance between establishment media outlets and technology corporations accused of stifling independent journalism. According to the lead plaintiff, the Children’s Health Defense (CHD), the Trusted News Initiative (TNI)—a BBC-led international consortium that includes the likes of Reuters, The Associated Press (AP), and The Washington Post—unlawfully coordinated with technology companies to throttle independent media competitors by labeling their reporting as “misinformation” or “disinformation.”

In federal filings, the plaintiffs argue that the collusion between TNI and the technology industry constitutes a violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act, contending the scheme is an anti-competitive practice. While the lawsuit was initially filed in 2023, it languished in federal court until last week, when the DOJ indicated it would soon submit a statement of interest in the case. Notably, a statement of interest is a filing where the DOJ informs a court of its stance on a particular legal issue or argument. Specifically, the DOJ highlighted the CHD lawsuit’s focus on “anticompetitive collusion among competitors over product features” as of particular interest.

Mary Holland, the CEO of CHD, welcomed the Trump administration’s involvement in the case, which could help advance the lawsuit. Plaintiffs argue that the collusionbetween TNI and social media companies resulted in shadow bans and targeted content removals under the guise of fighting “disinformation.” The plaintiffs state these measures were aimed at restricting their media reach and ability to conduct business.

Founded by the BBC’s former Chief of Staff, Jessica Cecil,TNI publicly presents itself as an international coalition of media outlets, technology corporations, and social media companies working to counter “disinformation.”However, CHD and its co-plaintiffscontend that the organization’s true purpose is to protect the corporate media’s market monopoly, using anti-competitive practices to stifle independent news companies.

In court filings, they cite comments by figures close toTNI’s operations, like former BBC news controller Jamie Angus, who stated that independent media competitors had unleashed “a tidal wave of unchecked [reporting] that’s being piped out mainly through digital platforms.”

https://thenationalpulse.com/2025/07/03/trump-doj-targets-media-tech-alliance-in-antitrust-lawsuit/

>>23285752

No one is watching their media and articles, so they wanted to outlaw free digital media.

MSM is fucked finallybut the serpent will try to rise again

JULY 6, 2025

Musk’s DOGE Record in Question as Federal Workforce Is Down Barely 1%

PULSE POINTS

❓WHAT HAPPENED: Federal workforce data reveals a reduction of over 23,000 positions under the Trump administration as part of efforts to streamline government operations.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED:

President Donald J. Trump, former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) frontman Elon Musk, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and career federal workers.

WHEN & WHERE: Data reflects changes between September 30, 2024, and March 31, 2025, across federal agencies in the United States.

💬KEY QUOTE: “The American people deserve a government that is lean, efficient, and focused on core priorities.” – Acting OPM Director Charles Ezell

🎯IMPACT: The reduction, equivalent to around one percent of the federal workforce, marks a step toward President Trump’s goal of a smaller, more accountable government, but suggests Musk’s high-profile efforts at DOGE were lacklustre.

IN FULL

Federal workforce data from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) shows a reduction of more than 23,000 positions between September 30, 2024, and March 31, 2025. The total number of federal employeesdecreased from 2,313,216 to 2,289,472 during this period. This change reflects the Trump administration’s early efforts to streamline government operations and reduce bureaucracy.

“That’s just through the end of March. So I suspect those numbers will be higher by the end of September this year, which is when a lot of the early retirement packages–and buyouts–go into effect,” said Alex Nowrasteh, vice president for economic and social policy studies at the Cato Institute. However, he added, “This is not enough shrinkage in the federal workforce.” Acting OPM Director Charles Ezell described the reduction as “the first measurable step toward President Trump’s vision of a disciplined, accountable federal workforce.”

The reduction follows an executive order signed by President Donald J. Trump in February, directing the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to coordinate with federal agencies to implement staffing cuts. OPM data indicates that while agencies averaged 23,000 new hires monthly from April 2024 to January 2025, that number dropped by nearly 70 percent to just 7,385 per month after the hiring freeze took effect.

Former DOGE frontman Elon Musk claimed he could reduce the federal workforce substantially, enjoying a high public profile for his efforts before leaving the administration and turning against President Trump. However, economists like Peter Morici have noted that, “Basically, Elon Musk poured a few teacups of ice water into the ocean to combat its rising temperature.”

OPM also reported that “hundreds of thousands more workers” are expected to leave in October 2025 under the Deferred Resignation Program. Notably, tens of thousands of employees remain on the payroll due to Democratic Party lawfare that has secured several federal court orders hampering the Trump administration’s efforts.

https://thenationalpulse.com/2025/07/03/musks-doge-record-in-question-as-federal-workforce-is-down-barely-1/

I don’t think Musk understood what would happen by betraying Trump and MAGA