Elon Musk took the CPAC stage by storm on Thursday — decked out in a “Dark MAGA” outfit and wielding a prop chainsaw to signify the Department of Government Efficiency’s financial cuts to the federal government.
President of Argentina Javier Milei gifted the world’s richest man the chromed-out chainsaw ahead of Musk’s sit-down interview at the Conservative Political Action Conference, in Maryland, on Thursday evening.
Melei handed Musk the power tool while on stage — with the DOGE chief then triumphantly holding the chainsaw above his head in a macho gesture to the conservative crowd.
“This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy!” Musk declared, adding simply, “Chainsaw!”
The saw blade is engraved with Milei’s catchphrase, “Viva la libertad carajo!,” which roughly translates to “Long live freedom, Goddammit!”
In a video posted to X, an ecstatic and cackling Melei greets a sunglasses-wearing Musk with a big hug — then presents him with the symbolic cost-cutting tool.
Musk was seemingly pleased with the gift posting a photo on his social media platform X with the caption, “This is a real picture.”
Melei’s government slashing actions in Argentina have reportedly been an inspiration for the DOGE project, which aims at eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse in executive branch agencies.
DOGE is currently facing challenges in DC federal court — with the Trump administration saying that Musk is not an employee of the department, though he is overseeing the project.
Musk’s personal life is facing its own challenges all in the public eye, with a woman recently coming forward to say he fathered her newborn.
A week after the conservative influencer Ashley St. Clair claimed to have given birth to his 13th child — one of Musk’s other baby mamas, pop star Grimes, is calling out the billionaire for ignoring a pressing health concern for one of their children.
The “Oblivion” singer took to X on Thursday evening to publicly call out Musk for ignoring their child’s undisclosed “medical crisis.”
“I am sorry to do this publicly but it is no longer acceptable to ignore this situation,” Grimes wrote in a since-deleted tweet.
“This requires immediate attention. If you don’t want to talk to me can you please designate or hire someone who can so that we can move forward on solving this. This is urgent, Elon,” she wrote.
