‘Open Up Your Own Books!’ Fox News Host Calls on Musk to Be Transparent About His ‘Billions’ in Government Contracts
Fox News host Jessica Tarlov called on Elon Musk to “open up” about his “billions” in government contracts while he continues leading DOGE.
Since Trump’s inauguration, Musk has been working to dismantle agencies across the federal government by firing top officials, laying off employees, and even shuttering entire congressionally-mandated agencies like USAID. Democrats and media pundits, meanwhile, have criticized Musk for allegedly using DOGE to benefit his business empire.
According to The New York Times, at least 11 federal agencies that have been affected by DOGE cuts have more than 32 current investigations, pending complaints, or enforcement actions against Musk’s companies. Some of the inquiries include fines for safety violations against SpaceX and a lawsuit from the Securities and Exchange Commission demanding Musk handover up to $150 million for violating federal securities law.
Tarlov joined Fox News on Wednesday and told anchor Martha MacCallum that Musk needs to be more transparent about his government contracts and potential conflicts of interest. Tarlov argued:
But the real issue here is that he’s talking a big game about transparency, but he’s not being transparent himself. This idea that Elon Musk shouldn’t have to do financial disclosures like everybody else who’s working in the government is ludicrous…And President Trump said yesterday, oh well, he doesn’t need to do it.
Karoline Leavitt has said he doesn’t need to do it. The New York Times is reporting that at least 11 of the federal agencies that they have gone after have open complaints over 32 open complaints into Musk’s businesses. Don’t the American people deserve to know? He has tens of billions of dollars in government contracts? If you are the Doge master, then open up your own books. That’s part of the federal government. They are spending money on Elon Musk and all this technology.
Watch the clip above via Fox News.
