Rand Paul calls on Musk to probe SNAP over massive waste allegations. MAGA asks, why would he?

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul has called on the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to rein in food stamp spending, but MAGA voters aren’t feeling his request at all.

“Taxpayers are on the hook for $400 million/day in SNAP funding, and the program is riddled with waste, fraud, and abuse,” the senator tweeted Wednesday afternoon.

“Time to get @ElonMusk and @DOGE involved so we know how widespread this issue is,” he added.

Look:

Taxpayers are on the hook for $400 million/day in SNAP funding, and the program is riddled with waste, fraud, and abuse.

Time to get @ElonMusk and @DOGE involved so we know how widespread this issue is.https://t.co/HCoxGMqIPP

— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) May 21, 2025

Yet surprisingly, Paul’s post prompted massive pushback from the right side of the political aisle, with critics arguing that DOGE and its mastermind, Elon Musk, deserve much better treatment than they’ve received thus far from the Republican Party.

The problem, the critics complained, is that despite DOGE and Musk having made billions of dollars worth of spending cut recommendations, congressional Republicans haven’t codified a single spending cut.

I think @elonusk is fed up with working on this stuff. Try getting some of DOGE’s other findings passed and prove to them that it’s all been worth it.

We all know there is waste, fraud, and abuse in SNAP because we all shop at grocery stores and see it. It’s your job to get it… https://t.co/c4He1ULiNd

— MOMof DataRepublican (@data_republican) May 22, 2025

To make matters worse, Republicans reportedly didn’t include a single DOGE-recommended cut in the “Big, Beautiful Bill” that they just pushed through the House late this week.

This is a huge problem, critics say, because Republicans won’t have another chance this year — if ever at all — to bypass the Senate filibuster using budget reconciliation, the process they’ll be relying on to carry the “Big, Beautiful Bill” to President Donald Trump’s office.

Meaning that if the final version of the bill doesn’t include DOGE cuts, then DOGE cuts likely won’t ever be codified into law.

No, there aren’t.

We didn’t codify a single DOGE cut, which means there were no actual cuts. And the idea that they’ll cut spending without reconciliation is laughable.

Stop dangling this carrot. It’s insulting at this point. https://t.co/8vX8eyloDy

— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) May 22, 2025

Many conservatives suspect that Musk is keenly aware of this. The proof lies in some of what Musk said while speaking at the Qatar Economic Forum earlier this week.

For example, he explicitly noted that DOGE’s work is meaningless unless congressional Republicans do their job.

“The ability of DOGE to operate is a function of whether the government — and this includes the Congress — is willing to take our advice,” he said. “We’re not the dictators of the government — we are the advisors. And the progress we’ve made thus far is incredible.”

“The DOGE team has done incredible work, but the magnitude of the savings is proportionate to the support we get from Congress and from the executive branch of the government in general,” he added.

Listen:

Elon Musk on DOGE:

“The ability of Doge to operate is a function of whether the government, and this includes the Congress, is willing to take our advice. We are not the dictators of the government. We are the advisors, and so we can, we can advise, and the progress we’ve… pic.twitter.com/9RrK2rCxK2

— DogeDesigner (@cb_doge) May 20, 2025

During the forum, Musk also revealed that, despite all the money he’s spent and effort he’s made, he doesn’t intend to stick around in the political realm much longer.

“In terms of political spending, I’m going to do a lot less in the future — I think I’ve done enough,” he said. “If I see a reason to do political spending in the future, I will do it. I don’t currently see a reason.”

Why might he not “currently see a reason” to spend more? Perhaps because congressional Republicans have been a big disappointment?

RINO Republicans not codifying @DOGE cuts and doing everything @elonmusk suggested will go down in history as one of the all-time biggest political mistakes in U.S. history.

Republican voters were more excited about DOGE’s work than anything else by far.

Not to even mention… pic.twitter.com/6sgPjtKx71

— Publius (@OcrazioCornPop) May 20, 2025

Musk isn’t the only one who’s become disillusioned. So has Matt Van Swol, a former Democrat voter who turned to the right but is now turning against them precisely because of their inability or refusal to codify DOGE’s spending cuts into law.

“I was SO excited for this administration because of the promise of DOGE… but then I watched as the GOP do NOTHING while Elon’s businesses were bombed and Teslas were vandalized,” he tweeted Thursday. “Not one vote. Not a damn one.”

“Months went by. Still no votes. We are now AT THE END OF MAY AND WE STILL HAVE NOT HAD A SINGLE F–KING VOTE ON THE DOGE CUTS!!! THE END OF MAY! My only conclusion can be that the GOP does not WANT to end the waste and fraud,” he added.

“This is a sobering realization for everyone who was STOKED for Elon and DOGE. Mark my words, this betrayal will haunt the GOP forever,” Swol concluded.

Look:

I’m done with the GOP.

You’ve lost me.

You had your chance and you fucking blew it…

I was SO excited for this administration because of the promise of DOGE…

…but then I watched as the GOP do NOTHING while Elon’s businesses were bombed and Teslas were vandalized

Not one…

— Matt Van Swol (@matt_vanswol) May 22, 2025

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V. Saxena is a staff writer for BizPac Review with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University.

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