DOGE has faced early setbacks from the courts, with a federal judge temporarily blocking Musk and his team from accessing Treasury Department material, including sensitive information such as the Social Security numbers and bank account information of millions of Americans. ????? ???????  

Musk also claimed DOGE's unprecedented effort to slash spending is not "draconian or radical" and is needed for "America to remain solvent as a country." He claimed a cursory examination of Social Security showed people in the system were "150 years old" or had "no identifying information." ????????????  

Musk said DOGE's aim is to "rightsize" the government. He said they were exploring federal employees who had high net worths despite low salaries, claiming without providing evidence they may be "getting wealthier at the taxpayer expense." ?????  

Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order directing federal agencies to coordinate with DOGE to "shrink the size of the federal workforce and limit hiring to essential positions," according to a White House fact sheet. ????? ???????

"Well, all of our actions are fully public," Musk said. "So, if you see anything you say like, wait a second, hey, you know what that does? That seems like maybe that's, you know, that there's a conflict there. It’s not like people are going to be shy about saying that. They'll say it immediately." ????????????