Rep. Ralph Norman: Is It Too Much to Ask for Federal Workers to Verify Why They Make Average Salary of $106,000 a Year?

PIRRO: “Federal workers facing a midnight deadline tonight from DOGE to document their work in an email or potentially lose their jobs. Several agencies though have already told workers not to comply. Elon Musk taking to X on Saturday posting, ‘Consistent with President Trump’s instructions, all federal employees will shortly receive an email requesting to understand what they got done last week. Failure to respond will be taken as a resignation.’ South Carolina Congressman Ralph Norman joins me now. And congressman, look, putting aside the legality of that last part from Musk’s post on X, the fact that people are going to be terminated, the lawyer in me says that can’t happen just based upon a tweet. But focusing on the bigger picture, shouldn’t federal workers that have their job because of our taxpayer dollars be able to find five simple things that they did at work in the last week?”
NORMAN: “Well, Todd, you know, if you look at this, there are roughly 3 million federal workers. The price tag that the taxpayers pay is right at $271 billion a year. Is it too much to ask for them to verify why they’re making an average salary of $106,000 a year? Do you think in the private sector that that single mom who is working two jobs at a restaurant can’t justify where she was or the hygienist at the dentist’s office can’t verify what — you know, how many patients they saw? The absurdity and I guess the arrogance of the workers who says that’s a heavy lift is what’s wrong with the — that’s what the Americans are sick and tired of. It’s not their money. We’re the ones who are paying the bills. We have a right to know. And Elon Musk is — you know, he’s — the numbers don’t lie on what he’s finding out. And again, it’s a great day and it’s — it’s — this is going to be transformational for America to finally realize what these federal employees are doing. And many of them are good and can verify it, but to threaten to quit and for the labor unions to suggest that they not provide it, well, then risk losing your job.”
PIRRO: “Well, it’s such a sense of entitlement and you see it, they post it on social media, you see it on other media outlets, they feel entitled to these jobs. And they’re — they’re very upset when people ask them to justify ultimately what they’re doing. They don’t seem to get that in the private sector. This is par for the course. You consistently have to justify what you do and that’s just how it works. But the left, not a fan of this. Of course, Democrat Senator Tina Smith ripping Musk’s email. Quote. ‘This is the ultimate bleep boss move from Musk, except he isn’t even the boss. He’s just a bleep. I bet a lot of people have had an experience like this with a bad boss — there’s an email in your inbox on Saturday night saying, “Prove to me your worthiness by Monday or else.” I’m on the side of the workers, not the billionaire bleep bosses.’ At this point, a congressman who causes the left to lose their minds more, Trump or Musk?”
NORMAN: “Well, I think it’s a combination. You know, it’s the genius of both Trump and Musk who are — who are — the American people are excited about what’s going on. They finally have a control of something that they feel like we’ve lost control, particularly with federal workers. And again, the average salary is $106,000, Todd, a year. And is it again — to justify where you are, what you do for the last week, in the private sector, that would be a — they would gladly provide that information. Because again, it’s the taxpayers paying the bill for the federal workers and in the private sector, you do that every day or you don’t exist. You — you don’t, keep your business going.”