Bernie Sanders Surprises by Backing Elon Musk's Push to Cut Pentagon Spending

The Vermont senator and DOGE co-leader Elon Musk find common ground in targeting defense budget waste after the Pentagon fails its seventh audit.

Senator Bernie Sanders expressed rare agreement with Elon Musk, supporting efforts to reduce wasteful defense spending through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Sanders criticized the Pentagon's $886 billion budget and its repeated audit failures, highlighting billions of dollars that remain unaccounted for.
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, appointed by President-elect Donald Trump to lead DOGE, aim to cut $2 trillion in federal spending by identifying inefficiencies and excessive expenditures.
DOGE's focus on defense spending follows bipartisan concerns, with lawmakers like Rep. Ro Khanna suggesting collaboration to address waste, fraud, and abuse in the Department of Defense.
While Sanders and Musk differ politically, this marks a notable instance of alignment, reflecting broader discussions on fiscal responsibility and government reform.