Representative Aaron Bean (R-FL) discussed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) leader Elon Musk's recent announcement that he would be less personally involved in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Varney & Co., saying that his departure would not impede DOGE's efforts.
Rep. Bean posted the clip to X (formerly Twitter), saying, "I've got some bad news for the Far Left: Elon may be stepping away, but DOGE isn't going anywhere. DOGE's mission to expose reckless, wasteful government spending isn't tied to any individual—it's a permanent overhaul of Crazy Town."
I’ve got some bad news for the Far Left: Elon may be stepping away, but DOGE isn’t going anywhere.
DOGE’s mission to expose reckless, wasteful government spending isn’t tied to any individual—it’s a permanent overhaul of Crazy Town.
cc: @FoxBusiness pic.twitter.com/qs3G5nLgbc
— Aaron Bean (@RepAaronBean) April 24, 2025
Rep. Bean called Musk's departure "a bummer" in the clip but added, "We all knew. It was no secret that he was there for just a limited time."
Host Stuart Varney noted that while the idea of DOGE's efforts was popular with respondents of an NBC poll from March, Musk and his execution of the work were unpopular.
The poll baffled the Florida Congressman, who used the analogy, "It is like somebody broke into your house and stole from you. Elon Musk reviews your security footage, [his] statement says, 'Here is the guy that did it,' and then people are mad."
"But I do believe this, Stuart," Bean continued, "I believe that his team is going to remain largely intact. I still believe that, secretly, Elon will still be a little bit involved. He has the President's ear. But I do not know who is going to be the new leader of the DOGE for the President. So we will just have to wait and see who the far left hates next."
Varney replied that Trump recently said DOGE has saved taxpayers $200 billion, but this claim cannot be verified.
Nevertheless, Bean said, "Contracts and loony programs are being rolled back."
"But the proof is going to be in the pudding, and here is the pudding that Congress is hopefully going to be feasting upon sometime soon, and it is called a rescission package," Bean continued.
The Bipartisan Policy Center explained that a rescission package "is a request to rescind funds that Congress previously appropriated," and the President rarely invokes it.
Still, Bean remained optimistic, saying, "We can use that to hopefully pay down the debt."
