Elon Musk Homes In On New Government Target

Elon Musk Wants to ‘Delete’ the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Billionaire Elon Musk, tasked with slashing government costs by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, on Wednesday called for the elimination of a federal regulatory agency charged with protecting consumers in the financial sector.
Elon Musk Homes In On New Government Target: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Earth’s richest person Elon Musk, President-Elect Donald Trump’s cost-cutting czar, identified a fresh federal government enemy: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a relatively new agency created following the Great Recession.
Elon Musk Demands Shutdown Of Consumer Bureau
Elon Musk took to social media Wednesday to demand the shutdown of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Musk is
Elon Musk wants to 'delete' a federal agency designed to prevent another financial crisis and protect people from scams
Republicans and the banking industry have accused the CFPB of regulatory overreach because it doesn't follow the usual congressional budget process.
Musk Calls for Abolishing Consumer Finance Agency: ‘Delete CFPB’
Billionaire Elon Musk called for eliminating the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, highlighting the renewed threat under President-elect Donald Trump to a regulatory agency that has long been a target of Republicans and business advocacy groups.
Elon Musk urges the elimination of US consumer bureau
Musk, who has been tasked with helping to shrink the size of the federal government and rein in spending, indicated that there are already too many duplicate agencies within the central government.
Elon Musk wants to ‘delete’ federal financial watchdog as ‘DOGE’ begins work
Delete CFPB,” Elon Musk, the billionaire tech executive running the “Department of Government Efficiency,” said in an early-morning post on X.
Elon Musk wants to 'delete' the CFPB. Could he?
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has long been a target for conservative ire, but dismantling it would require Congress' cooperation.
Trump Ally Elon Musk Calls for Abolishing Consumer Finance Watchdog
Elon Musk, tapped by the incoming administration to slice federal spending, called for the abolition of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau early Wednesday. “Delete CFPB,” Musk said in a post on X,
Elon Musk calls for dismantling consumer finance watchdog targeted by GOP
Billionaire Elon Musk, tasked with slashing government costs by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, on Wednesday called for the elimination of a
Elon Musk calls for 'deleting' the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
President-elect Trump's adviser on government efficiency, Elon Musk, called for eliminating the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
CFPB moves to finalize rules before Trump can ‘delete’ the agency
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, whom Trump has tasked with slashing government costs, called for the CFPB to be deleted.
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