Lutnick: The screamers trying to stop Elon Musk are the scammers stealing the money

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says that fraudsters can be identified by stopping payments and listening for the loudest complainers, suggesting that those who scream the most are likely the ones stealing.
Lutnick’s comments appear to bolster Elon Musk’s efforts through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which Musk leads, to expose what Musk has called “massive” fraud in federal systems like Social Security, a claim that has stirred significant pushback from politicians and bureaucrats unsettled by DOGE’s deep dives into government spending and inefficiencies.Â