Why Democrats Can’t Stop Talking About Elon Musk

Midway through congressional Democrats’ anti–Elon Musk press conference outside the Department of Veterans Affairs on Thursday afternoon, the sun began shining and Senator Richard Blumenthal found himself a new metaphor.

“Just like the sun coming out, we’re going to shine that sun because it’s the best disinfectant on what Musk and his minions are doing — President Musk,” the Connecticut senator quickly corrected himself, “because we are not going to stand for this kind of betrayal” of “our veterans.”

As Democrats tell it, President Donald Trump, “unelected, unaccountable billionaire” Elon Musk, and their Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) “henchmen” are taking a sledgehammer...