UFC star hopes DOGE will ‘clean things up at the federal level,’ demands justice for Peanut the Squirrel
UFC star Jim Miller expressed hope that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will help clean up the government a little after his UFC 309 win.
Miller, who has the most wins as a UFC fighter with 27 wins, spoke to Joe Rogan after his victory over Damon Jackson at Madison Square Garden. He called for justice for Peanut the Squirrel.
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Jim Miller reacts after defeating Damon Jackson in the fight for the UFC 309 mixed martial arts belt on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024 in New York City. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
“In New York, I have one thing to say first – we need justice for Peanut. He’s not just a squirrel,” Miller explained. “All the children went hungry that night and all the other things money and resources could not have been put into.
“Hopefully, that DOGE will clean things up at the federal level.”
The animal, which became an internet sensation, was killed after a raid earlier this month.
The state Department of 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 more than 500,000 followers on Instagram, was fired 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 encouraged the critics, much to the dismay of Longo and about 550,000 of Peanut’s best friends.
The incident caused a stir before President-elect Donald Trump won the election over Vice President Kamala Harris.
UX CEO Elon Musk responded to Miller’s comments on social media.
The billionaire was at Madison Square Garden with the president-elect and other cabinet appointees. Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy were tapped to lead DOGE.
Ramaswamy explained the DOGE’s move in an interview on “Sunday Morning Futures.” He wants to bring about “great change” and “quickly and as quickly as possible.”
“The failure of the executive body must be corrected because the dirty little secret right now is about the people we elect to run the government, they are not the ones who really run the government. caused by administrative action will be corrected by administrative action,” he said.
Elon Musk speaks before former Republican presidential nominee 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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“Think about the Supreme Court scene. Over the last few years, they’ve held that many of those regulations are unconstitutional to a large extent. Take those laws back, put those laws back, and that gives us the industrial sense to downsize that bureaucracy. outside of Congress, and look at those big parts of the federal budget that need to be addressed one by one.”
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