Pingree Blasts Unelected Billionaire Musk & Illegal Actions by Trump Administration Today

Share

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Me) at a Press Conference This Morning at Portland International Jetport Blasting Musk & the Trump Administration.

“We had all read Project 2025, ……………..so we knew some of the things that the President was anticipating – we’d heard about DOGE and their plans to cut $2 trillion – but I don’t think any of us expected this last two weeks of chaos and illegal activity,” said Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D) “I just want to say that people are panicked.  We had an unprecedented number of calls to our office yesterday.  Not only are we getting calls from people who are panic stricken about how our government is conducting itself, but as you know, over the last week, we’ve had all their funding stops.  We heard from people who are in the middle of affordable housing projects to Head Start daycare.  We’ve heard from farmers, small businesses, people working on organizing community revitzliation, just such a wide range.  The Congresswoman’s remarks came at a press conference this morning at the Portland International Jetport.

Congresswoman Pingree said the most upsetting development to constituents who have reached out is how DOGE has taken over.

“That this unelected billionaire and – as they describe it, six kids between 19 and 24 – are now locking the door of our government agencies, blocking computer access for long time employees, and really reshaping the federal workforce, with its return-to-work orders, which impact many people who work remotely in Maine for government agencies,” Pingree said.  “The retaliation going on at the Justice Department, where prosecutors who worked on January 6th cases are being fired, or accessing Treasury payments and getting access to people’s information and how we spend our money.”

The Congresswoman went on to say that the public wants Democrats to do everything we can.  She said there are currently over 20 lawsuits that have been filed covering 11 illegal executive orders announed by Trump..”We’re going to do everything we can to fight back for the people of Maine.”

“When is Senator Susan Collins (R) going to issue her press release on the first days of the Trump administration and its illegal actions?” asks this blogger.  “Does she think that the US should take over Gaza as Trump pledged to do this evening?  Blake Kernen, her media guy, isn’t saying.  She’s caught between a rock and a hard spot.”

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *