UFC star Jim Miller expressed hope that the Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE) will assist clear up the federal government a bit after his win at UFC 309.
Miller, who has probably the most wins as a UFC fighter with 27 wins, spoke to Joe Rogan after his victory over Damon Jackson at Madison Sq. Backyard. He referred to as for justice for Peanut the Squirrel.
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Jim Miller reacts after defeating Damon Jackson in a UFC 309 blended martial arts light-weight title bout on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024 in New York Metropolis. (AP Picture/Adam Starvation)
“New York, I bought one factor to say first – we want justice for Peanut. It’s not only a squirrel,” Miller defined. “It’s all the kids that went hungry that night and all the other things the money and resources could have been put to.
“Hopefully, that DOGE will clear issues up on the state stage.”
The animal, which became an internet sensation, was killed after a raid earlier this month.
The state Department of Environmental Conservation seized Peanut and a raccoon named Fred from owner Mark Longo’s home and animal sanctuary in rural Pine City, New York, near the Pennsylvania border, earlier this week.
Peanut the Squirrel, who had over 500,000 followers on Instagram, was euthanized by New York State officials earlier this month. (peanut_the_squirrel12 via Instagram)
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The agency, which said it had received complaints that wildlife was being kept illegally, then euthanized the critters, to the horror of Longo and about 550,000 of Peanut’s best friends.
The incident sparked outrage just ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory over Vice President Kamala Harris.
X CEO Elon Musk reacted to Miller’s words on the social media platform.
The billionaire was at Madison Square Garden with the president-elect and other cabinet nominees. Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy were tapped to lead DOGE.
Ramaswamy outlined the initiative for DOGE in an interview on “Sunday Morning Futures.” He wants to bring “sweeping change” and “as early and as rapidly as attainable.”
“The failures of the manager department should be addressed as a result of the soiled little secret proper now’s the folks we elect to run the federal government, they don’t seem to be those who really run the federal government. It is the unelected bureaucrats within the administrative state that was created via govt motion. It may be mounted via govt motion,” he mentioned.
Elon Musk speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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“Take into consideration the Supreme Courtroom’s setting. During the last a number of years, they’ve held that lots of these rules are unconstitutional at a big scale. Rescind these rules, pull these regs again, after which that offers us the economic logic to then downsize the dimensions of that administrative state. And the great thing about all of that is that may be achieved simply via govt motion with out Congress. Rating some early wins, and then you definitely have a look at these larger parts of the federal funds that should be addressed one after the other.”
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