CNN Host Flattened After Whoppers Told About Musk, DOGE in Tense Exchange on Wisconsin Court Race

The aftermath of hotly contested races, especially those with national implications, inevitably brings about various hot takes on what supposedly helped lead the one candidate to victory and what contributed to the losing candidate failing to come out on top.

That was of course the case Tuesday night on CNN, where a tense exchange ensued over what role Tesla CEO and DOGE advisor Elon Musk's involvement in the race may have played in the contest's outcome, which saw Democrat Judge Susan Crawford defeat Republican Judge Brad Schimel thanks in part to a flood of outside spending for Crawford.

The participants were CNN anchor Abby Phillip and former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R).

Walker, as RedState readers know, was twice elected governor of the Badger State and survived a recall election, so he's very familiar with how the political machine operates there. He was one of the loudest voices in the country sounding the alarm bells about what a Schimel loss could mean for President Trump's agenda and future Congressional races.

Phillip asserted that Musk came to Wisconsin and talked about "cutting' Social Security and Medicaid. When Walker corrected her, she then tried to say DOGE team members "talked about it." Walker corrected her on that, too, and then pointed out that lies like the ones she told potentially could have persuaded voters to vote for Crawford:

PHILLIP: Not only did he spend the money, he came to the state, he came to the state, he talked about cutting. Medicaid, Social Security through DOGE, bringing those issues up for --

WALKER: Actually, he never talked -- he explicitly said that he would not cut Social Security. That's exactly what he said.

PHILLIP: Well, he talked at his rallies.

WALKER: No, other people said about that, but I was there. I watched him. He did not say he was going to cut Medicaid.

PHILLIP: All right, well other people at his rallies who worked for DOGE, who worked for Elon Musk's organization talked about those issues.

WALKER: No, I was at the rally. Not one of them said that. That's what protesters said, but nobody there actually said that.

PHILLIP: Do you think that there are risks here --

WALKER: There are if people who believe the lies that people were saying about that. That's not at all what they said. If people believe that Medicaid and Medicare is going to be touched, that's just a flat right outright lie. What he talked about are people who over 120 years old.

Watch:

MUST SEE: Abby Phillip BLATANTLY lies about Elon Musk on stage in Green Bay saying he would cut Social Security and Medicare benefits, when he said the exact opposite. Scott Walker does not let her get away with it.

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— DeVory Darkins (@devorydarkins) April 2, 2025

As far as I'm concerned, that's a pretty solid blueprint for countering the corporate media's blatant falsehoods and parroting of Democrat talking points. The only thing he should have added to it was to demand receipts - video clips, tweets, what have you, of Musk or DOGE members gleefully boasting about taking away these benefits from anyone who legitimately earned or qualified for them.

She can't because no such clips or tweets exist:

At the Green Bay event, Musk spoke with DOGE volunteer Antonio Gracias about the widespread fraud they found in the Social Security system. Both Musk and Gracias reiterated that there would be no cuts to legitimate Social Security payments.
"I just stated as crisply and clearly as possible that DOGE will absolutely ensure that people get their Social Security, make sure they get that Social Security, make sure they get their Medicaid and will not be cutting any legitimate payments whatsoever. Crystal clear," Musk said.
Gracias added, "Nothing has happened on the ground that would impact the level of payments going to people that legitimately are owed those payments. Period. A lot is going to happen to people that are stealing from the system. They're not getting the payments."

Musk, DOGE, and Walker: 1, Abby Phillip: 0.

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