With just two days left before the presidential election, Libertarians are waking up Saturday to a bunch of buzz on X about a potential “Ron Paul Revolution” in the White House—only possible if Donald Trump wins next week.
On Friday evening, AFpost wrote on X, “Ron Paul says he wants to join Elon Musk to cut government waste in second Trump administration.”
Ron Paul says he wants to join Elon Musk to cut government waste in second Trump administration.
Follow: @AFpost pic.twitter.com/fsFH05vWan
— AF Post (@AFpost) November 1, 2024
Musk chimed in on X: “It would be great to have Ron Paul as part of the Department of Government Efficiency!”
Would be great to have Ron Paul as part of the Department of Government Efficiency!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 1, 2024
Ron Paul responded: “I’d be happy to talk with you about it, Elon.”
I’d be happy to talk with you about it, Elon. https://t.co/tjG6O5CpIj
— Ron Paul (@RonPaul) November 1, 2024
X users instantly went bananas on the prospect that Musk would give Ron Paul a role in the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, only if Trump wins.
For months, Musk and Trump have been discussing DOGE, which the billionaire would serve as “Secretary of Cost-Cutting” – a government agency that doesn’t exist yet… Musk would basically take his skills as a successful manager – in which he slashed 80% of the Twitter workforce a few years ago to make the ‘free speech’ social media platform operate more efficiently.
In August, Musk said the goal of DOGE was to cut wasteful spending by the federal government and roll back massive regulations that stifle the economy.
Musk recently said DOGE could identify “at least $2 trillion in cuts” as part of a formal review of federal agencies. This would also mean tens of thousands of job cuts—if not more—across the federal government.
Just imagine if Trump wins, Musk and Ron Paul would wind down unneeded federal agencies like a scene from Argentina’s Javier Milei.
Elon Musk + Ron Paul, January 2025 (colorized) pic.twitter.com/uJ7v2yYTCX
— Good Morning Liberty (@GoodAMLiberty) November 2, 2024
You hear that, Libertarian…
Libertarians can put Ron Paul in the White House by voting Trump. pic.twitter.com/KAs43mcB6f
— John LeFevre (@JohnLeFevre) November 2, 2024
Deal of a lifetime.
Ladies and gentlemen,
If you buy one Donald Trump before Tues they are throwing in one Ron Paul on top of an Elon Musk run (DOGE) Department of Government Efficiency
This is a deal of a lifetime folks.
If you are looking to write-in Ron Paul, vote for Trump to make it count. pic.twitter.com/bLuNIJ2GWQ
— Being Libertarian (@beinlibertarian) November 2, 2024
And Libertarians, even Trump’s VP JD Vance, is coming around to Ron Paul’s argument on the Federal Reserve.
JD Vance (@JDVance) Is Coming Around to My Argument on The Fed pic.twitter.com/Y3sY2vLuDo
— Ron Paul (@RonPaul) November 1, 2024
Ron Paul had fun on X in the overnight hours.
Start cutting? https://t.co/0398incApo
— Ron Paul (@RonPaul) November 2, 2024
Delayed over the years … but now entirely possible.
We are still in the Ron Paul r3VOLution pic.twitter.com/kczrGXxB0I
— Being Libertarian (@beinlibertarian) November 2, 2024
For decades, Ron Paul has proposed a smaller government by eliminating several wasteful federal agencies, ending foreign wars, eliminating taxes on capital gains and dividends, eliminating the estate tax, and—everyone’s favorite—abolishing the Federal Reserve.
This has become true over the years.
The only problem is when federal government spending accounts for 22.7% of the US GDP (in fiscal year 2023), reducing this spending could spark a recession. However, if Trump wins, DOGE could be messaged to the American people as a way to curb sky-high inflation sparked by disastrous ‘Bidenomics.’
Tyler Durden
Sat, 11/02/2024 – 12:15
