Democratic lawmakers demanded that they personally deliver a letter to Housing Secretary Scott Turner at the Department of Housing and Urban Development on Monday. But after they were denied entry, they turned their attention to someone else: Elon Musk.
The Democrats held a rally with housing advocates where their ire was not pointed to Turner, a little-known figure best known for his days as an NFL player, but Musk — the wealthy ally to President Donald Trump who leads the Department of Government Efficiency. As Democrats are urgently looking for a way to break through a constantly changing news cycle, they made the case that Musk is the person responsible for cuts to affordable housing programs.
“Elon Musk and his hackers don’t know shit about what it means to run a housing program, they don’t know nothing about what it means to go unhoused and they don’t know nothing about what it takes to pay a mortgage,” Rep. Steven Horsford told the crowd. “So get out of the way and let us lead, because if you don’t, the people will make sure you’re held accountable.”