As transphobic billionaire Elon Musk takes the reigns of his newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in a second Trump administration, he has been confronted with something that didn’t matter much in his multi-million-dollar effort to get the former president reelected: the facts.

And this time they were delivered by out Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, no less.

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The lesson began over the weekend when the president’s son, Donald Trump Jr. — someone never tethered to the truth in his pursuit of liberal tears — reposted a social media message claiming that Buttigieg had squandered billions in federal funds on a failed electric vehicle (EV) charging program.

The electric vehicle stations are part of President Joe Biden’s signature Inflation Reduction Act, which allocated $738 billion in 2022 to address energy and climate change.

“Pete Buttigieg will leave his post as Transportation Secretary having spent $7.5 BILLION to build 8 EV charging stations. His legacy will be squandering billions on something nobody wants, while millions struggle to afford the things they need,” Rep. Michael Rulli (R-OH), a self-described “America First” election denier posted.

Trump Jr. added, “Does not seem like a great return on investment… but hey he checked a woke box so it’s totally worth it.