
'Just Plain Stupid': John Oliver Cuts Into Elon Musk's 'Chainsaw'-Like DOGE Moves
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The "Last Week Tonight" host spotted a "very apt metaphor" in Musk's on-stage prop choice at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
“Last Week Tonight” host John Oliver clowned Elon Musk on Sunday over the billionaire’s bizarre chainsaw stunt amid his cost-cutting crusade with the nonofficial Department of Government Efficiency.
Oliver reacted to a clip of the billionaire holding what he called a “chainsaw for bureaucracy,” a gift from Argentine President Javier Milei, as he spoke on stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
“Chainsaw,” exclaimed Musk as he shook the power tool in the air.
“First, is it possible that Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, thinks the sound a chainsaw makes is chainsaw?” Oliver quipped.
He later continued, “But a chainsaw might actually be a pretty apt metaphor for DOGE given that Musk is cutting hastily and without a lot of precision.”