Musk accuses top Democrat of profiting from government fraud after DOGE allegations | 9 April 2025 | Business tycoon Elon Musk floated the idea that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is somehow profiting off of government fraud, though the lawmaker has pushed back. "Chuck, I'm starting to think you're getting a piece of the action with the government fraud. But no, that couldn't possibly be the reason, could it?" Musk posted early Tuesday morning. Musk, who has been spearheading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) effort to expose waste, fraud and abuse in the federal government, made the comment in response to a Monday post in which Schumer accused DOGE of "sabotaging" Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid -- the post reflected sentiments Schumer had conveyed during a Senate speech.