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Who Is the Anonymous Data Expert Telling Elon Which Cuts to Make?
Conservatives have used DataRepublican to spread misinformation about federal agencies. She’s been working at a tech firm that’s battled the CFPB
Since Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) swept into Washington last month, an anonymous X account called DataRepublican has taken the government demolition crew’s supporters by storm.
The account, and its alleged findings of mismanaged government agency spending, has been shared by Musk often, as well as Utah Senator Mike Lee. The account is followed by Vice President J.D. Vance.
The woman behind the account, who’s described herself as a Deaf software engineer, has appeared anonymously on NewsNation, and on several right-wing programs this month, like Glenn Beck’s Blaze Media show, wearing sunglasses and a hooded sweatshirt to obscure her identity, even as she’s billed as a government spending expert.
The account accused neoconservative pundit Bill Kristol of being a “deep state agent,” asserting his nonprofit, the Defending Democracy Together, is an “indirect beneficiary of USAID,” the U.S. Agency for International Development, a government agency that Musk moved to shutter.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/elon-musk-data-republican-anonymous-data-expert-doge-tech-1235280817/
Since Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) swept into Washington last month, an anonymous X account called DataRepublican has taken the government demolition crew’s supporters by storm.
The account, and its alleged findings of mismanaged government agency spending, has been shared by Musk often, as well as Utah Senator Mike Lee. The account is followed by Vice President J.D. Vance.
The woman behind the account, who’s described herself as a Deaf software engineer, has appeared anonymously on NewsNation, and on several right-wing programs this month, like Glenn Beck’s Blaze Media show, wearing sunglasses and a hooded sweatshirt to obscure her identity, even as she’s billed as a government spending expert.
The account accused neoconservative pundit Bill Kristol of being a “deep state agent,” asserting his nonprofit, the Defending Democracy Together, is an “indirect beneficiary of USAID,” the U.S. Agency for International Development, a government agency that Musk moved to shutter.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/elon-musk-data-republican-anonymous-data-expert-doge-tech-1235280817/
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