Left-wing commentator Cenk Uygur’s post on X went viral as he asked Elon Musk to put him in charge of the Pentagon. Elon Musk commented and so did Donald Trump’s son Don Jr while Uygur was accused by his followers that he was changing his political stance to which he denied.
“I run the largest left-wing network online and a Democratic leader has NEVER asked me that question. The idea that they would take advice from a populist is disdainful to them,” Uygur wrote as he praised Elon Musk and Donald Trump Jr for reaching out to him.
“Hey @elonmusk, put me in charge of the Pentagon. I’ll slash $400B easy. That’ll get you 20% to your goal of $2T, right out of the gate. I went to Wharton three years before you. I own a media company, so I know how to run a business. If you really want to cut, put me in, coach,” Uygur wrote.
Elon Musk replied asking specific suggestions to which Uygur wrote: “As you know, you’d need to see the line items in the budget, but I have one suggestion already. The generals are not allowed to get a job with defense contractors for ten years. They authorize so much wasteful spending because they’re going to get hired by those same companies.”
Donald Trump Jr said this was a great idea and was already being discussed.
As he received backlash for leaning towards the Right, he said the Democratic party used to be more tolerant when he became a Democrat. “Republicans were run by religious nut jobs and corporate robots. Now, the Democrats are in a lot of ways the less tolerant party,” Uygur wrote.
“My politics hasn’t changed at all. I’ve wanted to cut the Pentagon for 20 years. Do you not want to cut it because Elon or Trump does (if they really do)? And my point is that the Democrats are not responsive to their base and MAGA responded to our policies before they did!” Uygur posted.
