While the vast majority of elected Republicans are in lockstep support of Elon Musk’s attack on government agencies, some conservative scholars say the South African billionaire is creating a constitutional crisis as he arrogates the authority of Congress to determine federal spending, one that becomes more concerning as long as it continues unchecked by other branches of government.
Musk and his cadre of young adult aides, acting without the approval of Congress, have gained access to the U.S. Treasury’s payment system and brought operations at the U.S. Agency for International Development to a screeching halt this week. Musk's stated aim is cutting federal spending, which legal experts say can only be done by Congress using its constitutional power of the purse.
