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Elon Musk Calls for Elimination of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy believe two recent Supreme Court rulings will help them cut federal regulations.
Experts indicate Musk and Ramaswamy are misinterpreting the court's decisions, which may complicate overturning existing rules.

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Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy look to kill Massachusetts Sen. Warren’s brainchild: ‘Delete CFPB’

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s brainchild, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, could be on the chopping block after catching the eye of Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. Musk and Ramaswamy, co-leaders of the Department of Government Efficiency under the incoming Trump administration, are set to meet with Republicans next week to discuss ways to reduce federal spending, Fox Business reported on Friday. The CFPB, a governmental watchdog …

3 months ago·Boston, United States

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Straight Arrow News

Why Elon Musk and conservatives want to 'delete' CFPB

The forthcoming Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has a new target. Elon Musk is calling to “delete CFPB,” the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The agency has long been in conservatives’ crosshairs. Musk's X post came after tech billionaire Marc Andreessen blasted the agency on Joe Rogan’s podcast. "It's sort of Elizabeth Warren's personal agency that she gets to control, and it's an independent agency that just gets to run and do…

3 months ago

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The Independent

Elon Musk names financial watchdog government agency he wants to ‘delete’

Musk used a clip from ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ to make the announcement

3 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Crooks and Liars

Musk Wants To ‘Delete’ Consumer Finance Protection Bureau

According to Bloomberg, Musk tweeted on Wednesday, “Delete CFPB.” He claimed it’s because “There are too many duplicative regulatory agencies.” Destroying the CFPB just happens to be a Project 2025 goal, too. What a coinkydink! Let’s be clear about the good the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau does and has done to protect Americans from financial harm: Via The Washington Post: Formed in the wake of the 2008 banking crisis, the CFPB has a broad…

3 months ago·United States

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Newser

Musk's Take on Consumer Finance Watchdog: Delete It

Elon Musk, tasked with running a Department of Government Efficiency in the incoming Trump administration, has set his sights on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. "Delete CFPB," Musk wrote on X early Wednesday, referring to the federal watchdog that helps protect consumers from predatory financial practices. Musk said the independent...

3 months ago·Miami, United States

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