Bernie Sanders Agrees With Elon Musk on Pentagon Waste

Elon Musk and Bernie Sanders might seem like polar opposites in the political arena, but the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has forged a surprising alliance between the billionaire innovator and the Vermont senator. Both are spotlighting the Pentagon’s jaw-dropping inability to track its massive $886 billion budget.

Sanders, a staunch critic of the wealthy elite, made waves when he took to X (formerly Twitter) to say, “Elon Musk is right.” Highlighting the Department of Defense’s seventh failed audit in a row, Sanders lambasted the waste and fraud that have plagued defense spending.

Here’s what Sanders laid out:

• The Pentagon lost track of billions of taxpayer dollars a shocking display of mismanagement.

• Only 13 senators dared to vote against last year’s bloated defense budget, reflecting bipartisan complacency.

• Reform is long overdue to curb what he dubbed the “Military Industrial Complex.”

Sanders’ rare praise for Musk wasn’t without merit. As co-leader of DOGE alongside entrepreneur and political newcomer Vivek Ramaswamy, Musk has been tasked by President-elect Donald Trump to streamline government spending. Together, Musk and Ramaswamy aim to transform bloated bureaucracies, starting with the Pentagon.

In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, Musk and Ramaswamy cited the Pentagon’s failure to complete even one successful audit as a glaring example of inefficiency. They’ve vowed to make defense spending more effective, prioritizing measurable outcomes over unchecked budget increases.

Ramaswamy recently outlined a key DOGE principle on X: “Cutting bureaucracy won’t just reduce the federal deficit. It will unleash economic growth by removing legal roadblocks that stifle freedom and innovation.” Musk agreed, pointing to absurd inefficiencies like the Pentagon taking 24 months to renovate a staircase a project that took longer than constructing the entire Pentagon building in the 1940s.

DOGE’s mission is resonating beyond party lines. Musk’s America PAC noted that “sensible spending is not a partisan issue,” emphasizing the public’s growing frustration with unchecked government waste.

As the Pentagon’s failures become harder to ignore, the question is no longer whether reforms are needed but how swiftly they can be implemented. With Musk, Ramaswamy, and even Bernie Sanders sounding the alarm, the message is clear: It’s time to hold Washington accountable.

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