About those two lies told during the cabinet meeting. Do they matter?

[berg80]

Lie #1 came from Elon who said, while explaining mistakes will be made, the aid cut for Ebola prevention was immediately restored.

Musk claims DOGE ‘restored’ Ebola prevention effort. Officials disagree.​

Elon Musk on Wednesday acknowledged that the U.S. DOGE Service “accidentally canceled” efforts by the U.S. Agency for International Development to prevent the spread of Ebola — but the billionaire entrepreneur insisted that the initiative was quickly restored.

“We will make mistakes. We won’t be perfect. But when we make a mistake, we’ll fix it very quickly,” Musk said at a meeting of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet officials, defending his group’s fast-moving approach to canceling federal programs in a bid for cost savings. “So we restored the Ebola prevention immediately. And there was no interruption.”

Yet current and former USAID officials said that Musk was wrong: USAID’s Ebola prevention efforts have been largely halted since Musk and his DOGE allies moved last month to gut the global-assistance agency and freeze its outgoing payments, they said. The teams and contractors that would be deployed to fight an Ebola outbreak have been dismantled, they added. While the Trump administration issued a waiver to allow USAID to respond to an Ebola outbreak in Uganda last month, partner organizations were not promptly paid for their work, and USAID’s own efforts were sharply curtailed compared to past efforts to fight Ebola outbreaks.

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www.washingtonpost.com

Lie #2 came from RFK Jr. He said the 20 patients hospitalized with the measles, while downplaying the outbreak as routine, were there for the purposes of being quarantined.

First measles death reported in Texas as Kennedy downplays the outbreak​

Dr. Lara Johnson, a pediatrician and the chief medical officer at Covenant Children’s Hospital in Lubbock, said during a news conference Wednesday afternoon that the patients who were hospitalized were admitted because they were having trouble breathing and needed supportive care such as supplemental oxygen.

"We don’t hospitalize patients for quarantine purposes," Johnson said.

She added that her team has cared for “around 20” kids with measles so far. Several of those patients required intensive care. None of the hospitalized had been vaccinated against measles.

First measles death reported in Texas as Kennedy downplays the outbreak

At least 124 people have been infected in the fast-spreading outbreak. Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said, “we have measles outbreaks every year.”

www.nbcnews.com

It should be noted that as a special government employee, Musk has no authority to issue directives. He is not only limited to being only in an advisory role, on top of that........."criminal law prevents SGEs (as well as federal workers) from participating in any government matter that could impact their finances. When a conflict arises, SGEs can either recuse themselves from the matter or divest from the relevant financial interest."

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/13/nx-s1-5293124/special-government-employee-trump-musk-doge

In order to get around the law, which is clearly being broken, the WH is pretending someone besides Elon is running the show.

Who Is Running the U.S. DOGE Service?

At a recent hearing, no one—not even the Trump administration’s own lawyers—seemed to know.

www.lawfaremedia.org

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My guess is the lies won't matter until they do. Until RFK and Musk's incompetence break through the onslaught of reporting on the constant chaos being created by this admin every single day. So much so as to render the HHS secretary and co-prez SGE being terrible at their jobs a fact trump supporters just don't give a damn about.

 

[Darkwind]

Former USAID officials are untrustworthy and HAVE lied to the American people in the past and present, right up until they were exposed.

There is nothing here worthy of attention.

 

[GWV5903]

My guess is the lies won't matter until they do. Until RFK and Musk's incompetence break through the onslaught of reporting on the constant chaos being created by this admin every single day. So much so as to render the HHS secretary and co-prez SGE being terrible at their jobs a fact trump supporters just don't give a damn about.

Your guesses are more bullshit

 

[buckeye]

We have TRILLIONS of dollars going out the window being wasted and grifted by all kinds of people all over the world. We accumulate a trillion dollars of DEBT every 100 days with absolutely NO democrat plan or even serious suggestion how to address this unsustainable mess.

If this was a differing opinion it would be one thing but democrats don't even have addressing our debt on their radar.

You people simply don't care about unsustainable debt. What does that say about your own IQ and care for our country?

 

[berg80]

Former USAID officials are untrustworthy

These kinds of unfounded assertions have become standard practice for trumples trying to obfuscate the reality we see every day. This admin is comprised by a bunch of fuck ups who don't know what they're doing.

The Trump administration’s own lawyers say that they don’t know who is in charge of the U.S. DOGE Service—or whether an administrator for the organization even exists.

Yesterday, Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly held a preliminary injunction hearing in Alliance for Retired Americans v. Bessent, a suit in which the plaintiffs claim that the Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, violated federal law by allowing individuals associated with DOGE to access the Treasury's payment system. During the hearing, Judge Kollar-Kotelly pressed a Justice Department attorney, Bradley Humphreys, on a series of unresolved questions regarding the structure of the organization and the role of Elon Musk. For the most part, Humphreys was unable to answer her questions.

Judge Kollar-Kotelly’s grilling of Humphreys has received significant attention, in part because the lack of information stands in stark contrast to Musk’s claims that DOGE is “maximally transparent.” But the questions posed by the judge also suggest that, as the New York Times puts it, “there could be problems looming for Mr. Musk’s organization.” Specifically, the judge raised doubts about the constitutionality of DOGE’s structure and operations under the Appointments Clause.

Who Is Running the U.S. DOGE Service?

At a recent hearing, no one—not even the Trump administration’s own lawyers—seemed to know.

www.lawfaremedia.org

 

[Darkwind]

These kinds of unfounded assertions have become standard practice for trumples trying to obfuscate the reality we see every day. This admin is comprised by a bunch of fuck ups who don't know what they're doing.

The Trump administration’s own lawyers say that they don’t know who is in charge of the U.S. DOGE Service—or whether an administrator for the organization even exists.

Yesterday, Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly held a preliminary injunction hearing in Alliance for Retired Americans v. Bessent, a suit in which the plaintiffs claim that the Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, violated federal law by allowing individuals associated with DOGE to access the Treasury's payment system. During the hearing, Judge Kollar-Kotelly pressed a Justice Department attorney, Bradley Humphreys, on a series of unresolved questions regarding the structure of the organization and the role of Elon Musk. For the most part, Humphreys was unable to answer her questions.

Judge Kollar-Kotelly’s grilling of Humphreys has received significant attention, in part because the lack of information stands in stark contrast to Musk’s claims that DOGE is “maximally transparent.” But the questions posed by the judge also suggest that, as the New York Times puts it, “there could be problems looming for Mr. Musk’s organization.” Specifically, the judge raised doubts about the constitutionality of DOGE’s structure and operations under the Appointments Clause.

Who Is Running the U.S. DOGE Service?

At a recent hearing, no one—not even the Trump administration’s own lawyers—seemed to know.

www.lawfaremedia.org

Nothing unfounded about it.

They were asked to show the books, they said no. When asked about spending, they lied.

They are 100% untrustworthy.

 

[gipper]

These kinds of unfounded assertions have become standard practice for trumples trying to obfuscate the reality we see every day. This admin is comprised by a bunch of fuck ups who don't know what they're doing.

The Trump administration’s own lawyers say that they don’t know who is in charge of the U.S. DOGE Service—or whether an administrator for the organization even exists.

Yesterday, Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly held a preliminary injunction hearing in Alliance for Retired Americans v. Bessent, a suit in which the plaintiffs claim that the Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, violated federal law by allowing individuals associated with DOGE to access the Treasury's payment system. During the hearing, Judge Kollar-Kotelly pressed a Justice Department attorney, Bradley Humphreys, on a series of unresolved questions regarding the structure of the organization and the role of Elon Musk. For the most part, Humphreys was unable to answer her questions.

Judge Kollar-Kotelly’s grilling of Humphreys has received significant attention, in part because the lack of information stands in stark contrast to Musk’s claims that DOGE is “maximally transparent.” But the questions posed by the judge also suggest that, as the New York Times puts it, “there could be problems looming for Mr. Musk’s organization.” Specifically, the judge raised doubts about the constitutionality of DOGE’s structure and operations under the Appointments Clause.

Who Is Running the U.S. DOGE Service?

At a recent hearing, no one—not even the Trump administration’s own lawyers—seemed to know.

www.lawfaremedia.org

Apparently partisans of the Uniparty never learn.

 

[ColonelAngus]

Did Jill Biden run this cabinet meeting?

How many cabinet meetings did Joe Biden lead in total?

Why do Presidents lead cabinet meetings anyway?

 

[SeaMajor7]

RIP to the former 40 BILLION DOLLAR DEEP STATE SLUSH FUND.
It's over, Stalinberg.

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GFY

 

[ColonelAngus]

RIP to the former 40 BILLION DOLLAR DEEP STATE SLUSH FUND.
It's over, Stalinberg.

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GFY

Whitehouse is exposed.

Clintons?

 

[berg80]

There is nothing here worthy of attention.

An honest answer please. If two Biden cabinet members told overt lies on health issues during a meeting would it be worthy of attention?

 

[22lcidw]

These kinds of unfounded assertions have become standard practice for trumples trying to obfuscate the reality we see every day. This admin is comprised by a bunch of fuck ups who don't know what they're doing.

The Trump administration’s own lawyers say that they don’t know who is in charge of the U.S. DOGE Service—or whether an administrator for the organization even exists.

Yesterday, Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly held a preliminary injunction hearing in Alliance for Retired Americans v. Bessent, a suit in which the plaintiffs claim that the Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, violated federal law by allowing individuals associated with DOGE to access the Treasury's payment system. During the hearing, Judge Kollar-Kotelly pressed a Justice Department attorney, Bradley Humphreys, on a series of unresolved questions regarding the structure of the organization and the role of Elon Musk. For the most part, Humphreys was unable to answer her questions.

Judge Kollar-Kotelly’s grilling of Humphreys has received significant attention, in part because the lack of information stands in stark contrast to Musk’s claims that DOGE is “maximally transparent.” But the questions posed by the judge also suggest that, as the New York Times puts it, “there could be problems looming for Mr. Musk’s organization.” Specifically, the judge raised doubts about the constitutionality of DOGE’s structure and operations under the Appointments Clause.

Who Is Running the U.S. DOGE Service?

At a recent hearing, no one—not even the Trump administration’s own lawyers—seemed to know.

www.lawfaremedia.org

That inflation is not a dream. Progs shit on the voters with all of their legislation the first two years of Joe.

 

[Marener]

Former USAID officials are untrustworthy and HAVE lied to the American people in the past and present, right up until they were exposed.

There is nothing here worthy of attention.

Musk is untrustworthy given he has lied to the American people in the past and present.

I’d trust the people that actually have done the work than some guy who’s never gotten close to an Ebola outbreak.

 

[SeaMajor7]

Whitehouse is exposed.

Clintons?

Every public servant that got to be millionaires while "earning" under $200,000 a year.
Left, right, dem, rep......ALL OF THEM.

 

[berg80]

That inflation is not a dream. Progs shit on the voters with all of their legislation the first two years of Joe.

You appear to be having difficulty responding to the subject of the thread. Why is that?

 

[DGS49]

One of the worst things that Lefties do is manipulate words.

A " LIE" is a statement that the speaker knows to be false at the moment when it is uttered. Lefties always get it wrong. If something proves later to be incorrect, it was a "lie." If some partisan disagrees, it was a "lie." They are simply wrong. Of course, they are evil, so it's no surprise that they do this.

And don't get me started on "bans."

 

[ColonelAngus]

Every public servant that got to be millionaires while "earning" under $200,000 a year.
Left, right, dem, rep......ALL OF THEM.

Yes.

And these assholes claim the DEEP STATE is some kind of fallacy.

THIS IS THE DEEP STATE.

 

[Darkwind]

Musk is untrustworthy given he has lied to the American people in the past and present.

I’d trust the people that actually have done the work than some guy who’s never gotten close to an Ebola outbreak.

I cannot be held accountable for your poor choices regarding who you trust.

Right now, USAID, the media, and the entirety of the Democrat party are untrustworthy.

 

[berg80]

Musk is untrustworthy given he has lied to the American people in the past and present.

I’d trust the people that actually have done the work than some guy who’s never gotten close to an Ebola outbreak.

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Go to the segment titled "We will regret this." A doctor who contracted Ebola while treating patients who is an expert in the field explains the impact of Musk's screwup.

 

[Marener]

I cannot be held accountable for your poor choices regarding who you trust.

Right now, USAID, the media, and the entirety of the Democrat party are untrustworthy.

Convenient. Anyone that says something you don’t like is “untrustworthy”.

You live in a bubble.

How does Musk know the funding wasn’t an issue? Did he communicate with anyone doing the work?