It doesn’t take much of a push to get unhinged segments of the population to commit physical or psychological acts of violence. Create an enemy and foot soldiers will follow. We see these well-organized behaviors playing out in blue cities across America once again. Vandalism, arson, and property damage are widespread. The organizers are calling it, the “Tesla Takedown” movement. Owners of these sporty electric cars are under attack. Drivers are being harassed, intimidated and at least one woman assaulted. Tough guy Tim Walz actually cheered the Tesla stock tumble, that negatively affected Minnesota’s state employees’ pensions.

Is Elon Musk really the enemy of the people? The mainstream news media along with left wing politicians worked overtime in order to convince enough people that this were true. They were unsuccessful at taking Trump out, so now it’s on to Musk. RESIST is in full swing with no signs of letting up. For them this is war.

For some reason waste, fraud, and abuse is no longer a problem. Musk has been receiving death threats for providing tech support to a president who is likely to become one of history’s most consequential figures. Last year, long before Trump was reelected the Office of Inspector General uncovered nearly $72 billion in improper payments. We have a problem. Shouldn’t we try and fix it?

Musk builds rockets for NASA, including the Falcon 9 and Starship. He recently played a crucial role in the safe return of two astronauts who were stuck in space for nine months. He isn’t after your personal information.

I look forward to the results brought on by the efforts of the DOGE team. Many of these changes will be permeant. Future administrations aren’t likely to spend billions of dollars to go back to less efficient and archaic practices.

Todd Damon

Greenfield