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From Fox News: Former GOP Congresswoman Liz Cheney was ripped by conservatives on social media after she defended her previous work at USAID, which became the most prominent target of DOGE in recent days, in an exchange on X that drew the attention of DOGE’s leader, Elon Musk.
“Damn right, @Elon,” Cheney said on X in response to Musk, tagging an account that does not belong to Musk, on Wednesday. “I’m proud of what America did to win the Cold War, defeat Soviet communism, and defend democracy. Our nation stood for freedom. You may be unfamiliar with that part of our history since you weren’t yet an American citizen.”
Musk had written “interesting” in response to a post from Foundation for Freedom Online Executive Director Mike Benz, who had written that Cheney was “spawned” out of USAID, citing her previous position as an officer for the embattled and now seemingly shuttered agency.
Cheney spent time at USAID working within embassies related to efforts in Poland, Hungary, Russia and Ukraine.
Here’s how it started:
Liz Cheney, who led Trump’s impeachment and the mass imprisonment campaign against thousands of Trump supporters, was spawned out of USAID. https://t.co/aUj9QhxktN
— Mike Benz (@MikeBenzCyber) February 4, 2025
Musk reacted with one word:
Interesting https://t.co/Fikg0BMVCq
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 4, 2025
Then Cheney snarled back:
Damn right, @Elon. I’m proud of what America did to win the Cold War, defeat Soviet communism, and defend democracy. Our nation stood for freedom. You may be unfamiliar with that part of our history since you weren’t yet an American citizen. https://t.co/lYpGhmVJnT
— Liz Cheney (@Liz_Cheney) February 5, 2025
Conservatives have piled on Cheney in a blistering rebuke. Many are mocking Cheney for making a major mistake in her post, as she used the wrong X handle to tag Elon Musk. Musk’s X handle is @elonmusk. Instead, Cheney tagged @elon.
Spitfire: “You didn’t even tag the correct Elon acct you buffoon😂😂.”
You didn’t even tag the correct Elon acct you buffoon😂😂
— Spitfire (@DogRightGirl) February 6, 2025
Kylie Jane Kremer: “You can’t even post properly with the correct @elonmusk, no wonder you were such a train wreck as a congresswoman! Thank God you were defeated so overwhelmingly by @HagemanforWY!”
You can’t even post properly with the correct @elonmusk, no wonder you were such a train wreck as a congresswoman! Thank God you were defeated so overwhelmingly by @HagemanforWY!
— Kylie Jane Kremer (@KylieJaneKremer) February 6, 2025
Mollie Hemingway: “He is an American by choice instead of by birth, which is a weird thing to insult someone over, but more importantly, he didn’t commit so many crimes against the country that he had to be pardoned by Joe Biden, so he’s got that going for him.”
He is an American by choice instead of by birth, which is a weird thing to insult someone over, but more importantly, he didn’t commit so many crimes against the country that he had to be pardoned by Joe Biden, so he’s got that going for him.
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) February 6, 2025
Actress Roseanne Barr: “Omg @Liz_Cheney paid by USAID lol. This is like Christmas morning every day!”
Omg @Liz_Cheney paid by USAID lol. This is like Christmas morning every day!
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) February 6, 2025
Vernon Jones: “You care more about illegals coming to this country stealing from this country than @elon giving to this country.”
You care more about illegals coming to this country stealing from this country than @elon giving to this country.
— Vernon Jones (@VernonForGA) February 6, 2025
Gunther Eagleman: “LOL!!! Says the lady who needed a pardon for Treason.”
LOL!!! Says the lady who needed a pardon for Treason.
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) February 6, 2025
US Marine veteran Joey Jones: “Ya, but he was around when your daddy was making the military industrial complex billions sending me and my buddies to die chasing the ghosts of WMDs in Iraq.”
Ya, but he was around when your daddy was making the military industrial complex billions sending me and my buddies to die chasing the ghosts of WMDs in Iraq. https://t.co/gBEWP2I9tC
— Joey Jones (@Johnny_Joey) February 6, 2025
Paul Szypula: “Liz Cheney is a traitor to America who should spend the rest of her life in prison. There’s a reason she got a pardon. She tampered with a witness and destroyed evidence related to J6. Now she’ll have to testify since she can’t plead the fifth. Cheney committed treason.”
Liz Cheney is a traitor to America who should spend the rest of her life in prison.
There’s a reason she got a pardon.
She tampered with a witness and destroyed evidence related to J6.
Now she’ll have to testify since she can’t plead the fifth.
Cheney committed treason.
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) February 5, 2025
Ned Ryun: “Didn’t you just get pardoned by Biden? Sit this one out, Miss War Piggy.”
Didn’t you just get pardoned by Biden? Sit this one out, Miss War Piggy. https://t.co/ioNKDCo7Ws
— Ned Ryun (@nedryun) February 6, 2025
Are you that stupid that you tagged the wrong @elonmusk 🤣🤣🤣☝️☝️☝️
— Liberal Tear Creator™️ (@LibTearCreator1) February 6, 2025
Fox News is reporting that Liz Cheney at one time was an employee working at USAID
Liz Cheney left Congress with estimates ranging from $37M – $44M dollars in (6) yrs
Do you think Pam Bondi should look into how she managed this on a Govt salary of $174K pic.twitter.com/bQUJRPVUP5
— @Chicago1Ray 🇺🇸 (@Chicago1Ray) February 6, 2025
‘Damn right’: Liz Cheney’s past USAID employment faces backlash after lashing out at Elon Musk https://t.co/QNog2GIkIe
— Fox News (@FoxNews) February 6, 2025
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