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Gov't Efficiency Targets CFPB; Musk Backs Shutdown, Fired Staffer Runs

5/4/2026

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In early 2025 the Department of Government Efficiency launched a campaign to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and cut most of its staff.
Elon Musk publicly announced his intent to destroy the agency in November 2024 by posting “delete CFPB” on X.
Alexis Goldstein was fired in February 2026 after photographing department operatives and later announced a Democratic run for Maryland’s 6th congressional district against incumbent April McClain Delaney.

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In early 2025 the Department of Government Efficiency launched a campaign to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and cut most of its staff.
Elon Musk publicly announced his intent to destroy the agency in November 2024 by posting “delete CFPB” on X.
Alexis Goldstein was fired in February 2026 after photographing department operatives and later announced a Democratic run for Maryland’s 6th congressional district against incumbent April McClain Delaney.