Texas Representative Jasmine Crockett has expressed her willingness to meet with Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, leaders of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative. She likened her potential engagement with the DOGE leaders to her previous visit to incarcerated January 6th defendants, emphasizing the importance of understanding different perspectives and ensuring accurate reporting. Crockett stated her desire to learn about the DOGE initiative firsthand, enabling her to provide informed feedback. This follows Musk and Ramaswamy's meetings with Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill, where they discussed the framework of the DOGE project aimed at spending cuts. Crockett's openness to dialogue with Musk and Ramaswamy underscores her commitment to gathering information from diverse sources, mirroring her approach to the January 6th jail visit where she sought to ensure truthful representation of the situation.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett suggested that the same rationale to visit January 6 defendants in jail can be applied to meeting with Musk and Ramaswamy about the DOGE. (MSNBC)
Elon Musk, Co-Chair of the newly announced Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), arrives on Capitol Hill on Dec. 5, 2024 in Washington, D.C.; Vivek Ramaswamy, chairman and co-founder of Strive Asset Management, arrives to meet with lawmakers on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (Left: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Right: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
