Acting Head Of Social Security Resigns After DOGE Audit
Well, it looks like another bureaucrat just couldn’t handle the heat. Michelle King, the now-former acting head of the Social Security Administration, abruptly quit over the weekend after clashing with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). And what was the big, controversial issue that led to her stepping down? Oh, just DOGE trying to do its job—rooting out fraud and government waste. Shocking, right?
According to The Washington Post, King’s departure came after she butted heads with Musk’s agency over efforts to access sensitive government records. Now, sensitive sounds serious, but let’s be honest: we’re talking about Social Security data, a system that taxpayers fund and have every right to know is being managed properly. But apparently, for King and the rest of the D.C. establishment, transparency is just too much to handle.
Rather than delay the mission of cutting government waste, President Trump swiftly appointed Leland Dudek to lead the SSA in the interim while his nominee, Frank Bisignano, undergoes the usual congressional vetting process. White House Deputy Press Secretary Harrison Fields made it clear that this administration isn’t interested in protecting the failed bureaucracy of the past but rather appointing leaders who will actually work for the American people. It was a refreshing change from the usual Washington shuffle of unelected paper-pushers clinging to power.
Of course, King’s exit was met with the usual pearl-clutching from anonymous sources who ran straight to The Washington Post to air their grievances. According to these unnamed insiders, Dudek had the audacity to gasp support DOGE’s fraud-fighting mission. Imagine that—a government official actually wanting to hold the government accountable. Truly terrifying for the swamp.
And speaking of fraud, Musk took to X (formerly Twitter) to reveal some truly mind-blowing numbers. According to Social Security’s own database, there are more than 20 million people listed as alive who are supposedly over the age of 100. That includes 3.9 million in the 130-139 range, 3.5 million between 140-149, and—wait for it—1.3 million in the 150-159 range. If you’re thinking, Wait, that doesn’t sound right, congratulations, you have more common sense than the previous leadership at SSA.
For reference, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, there were only about 80,000 people aged 100 or older in 2020. So unless we suddenly discovered the secret to immortality—or Social Security is cutting checks to vampires—this is just further proof that the system is riddled with fraud and incompetence. Musk even joked about it on X, sarcastically suggesting that maybe Twilight is real and throwing in a couple of laughing emojis for good measure. Because, really, what else can you do when faced with this level of absurdity?
And yet, King didn’t seem too eager to get to the bottom of this mess. Instead, she chose to throw in the towel rather than cooperate with an administration determined to fix the problem. Which begs the question—what exactly was she trying to protect? If the numbers are clean, why resist transparency? If everything is above board, why the need for secrecy?
The reality is simple: Washington’s bureaucrats have spent decades operating without real oversight, and now that DOGE is shining a light on their mess, they don’t know what to do. But for the American people—who are sick of their hard-earned tax dollars being wasted—it’s about time someone finally started cleaning house.
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