A top U.S. government official, Sunday on CNN, made a curious argument defending Elon Musk having access to Americans' personal data. The post DHS Sec Kristi Noem Says ‘We Can’t Trust the Government Anymore’ — CNN’s Dana Bash Reminds Her ‘You Are the Government’ first appeared on Mediaite.

CNN's Dana Bash pressed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) having access to sensitive information about disaster victims. "The Washington Post is reporting that Musk and his DOGE team have access to FEMA's sensitive disaster data,

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem tried to skate by on bog-standard conservative talking points during a stop by CNN on Sunday, but host Dana Bash wasn't willing to let them go. During a discussion of the Elon Musk -led Department of Government Efficiency, Noem tried to defend the agency's unprecedented access to sensitive data.