Elon Musk said Bill Clinton and Al Gore would be branded as "far-right Republicans" in 2025 for wanting to have "sensible" government spending, based on the criticism he and the Department of Government Efficiency have recently received.

Before Elon Musk and his chainsaw, there was Mitch Daniels “the Blade.” The former Indiana governor and Office of Management and Budget director under President George W. Bush, Daniels established a reputation in the early 2000s as a knife to government.

President Donald Trump’s close ally Elon Musk is meeting with House Republicans on Wednesday night to discuss the work of the U.S. DOGE Service that he oversees. While supportive of DOGE’s cost-cutting mission,