Bret Baier's interview with Elon Musk and his team of seven lieutenants at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) revealed a less known side of their personas. The team comprises highly skilled professionals, not the stereotypical image often associated with tech workers. They aim to modernize government operations, particularly in areas like employee retirement processes, by leveraging their Silicon Valley experience. The commitment to reduce fraud and waste reflects their belief in the need for tech expertise in government.
These are the seven Musketeers: Joe Gebbia, the billionaire co-founder of Airbnb and a close friend of Musk, has volunteered at DOGE to modernize the retirement process for federal government employees, contributing what he calls his "designer brain and start-up spirit." "I loved the challenge, so I jumped on board," he told Baier. "We're taking the best of Silicon Valley and the business world and bringing it into the government."
However, Bret Baier's interview with Musk and seven of his lieutenants at DOGE last week shed a welcome light on these unfamiliar names. For starters, they look nothing like the image that has taken hold in the public imagination, driven by a story in Wired about a group of pimply teenage nerds with online nicknames... Instead, we saw seven highly accomplished, respectable adults, all but one in a suit and tie.
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