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DOGE DEFENDER: Speaker Mike Johnson Says Media Reaction to Elon's Audits a 'Gross Overreaction' [WATCH]

posted by Hannity Staff - 2.05.25

During a Wednesday press conference on the hill, Speaker Mike Johnson did his best to assuage concerns over Elon Musk’s DOGE audits. Johnson says reports in the media have been a “gross overreaction.”

“What’s happening right now — I think there’s a gross overreaction in the media,” Johnson said. “The Executive Branch of government in our system has the right to evaluate how Executive Branch agencies are operating. And to ensure that not only the intent of Congress, in funding mechanisms, but also the stewardship of precious American taxpayer dollars is being handled well.”

Johnson said the “stewardship of precious American taxpayer dollars” was being handled well.

“That’s what they’re doing — by putting a pause on some of these agencies and by evaluating them, by doing these internal audits,” he said. “That is a long overdue, much welcome development.”

“We don’t see this as a threat to Article I at all. We see this as an active, engaged, committed executive branch authority doing what the executive branch should do,” he added.

Watch the clip below:

Congressional Democrats held a rally on Tuesday outside the Treasury building in Washington D.C., where they pushed back on Elon Musk’s efforts to overhaul major departments.

Watch some of the best Democrat freakouts below:

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