Danica Patrick responds to world’s richest man Elon Musk’s threat to axe US government employees

Ex-NASCAR racer Danica Patrick is rallying behind Donald Trump and Elon Musk in their policies aimed at cutting federal spending.

Danica Patrick responds to world’s richest man Elon Musk’s threat to axe US government employees

Elong Musk and Danica Patrick (Via cryptonomist and IMAGO)

USA is going through one of the most unique political phases it has found himself in the recent years, after Donald Trump took over the presidency from Joe Biden, marking the start of his second term. Since getting back to the White House, he has been making multiple executive orders reorganization the whole federal government system.

One of the major policy changes was the formation of Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, that is led by world’s richest man, Elon Musk. Recently they sent an email via Office of Personnel Management asking the government employees to explain what they did in the week before the deadline and later Musk via X threatened that failure to do so will result in firing.

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Amidst the controversial decision, ex-NASCAR racer Danica Patrick has come in the defense of Musk, as she praised the move from DOGE via ins gram. The sole female IndyCar race winner in history shared a news clip of the e-Malil fiasco on her Instagram stories and captioned the post “Brilliant” sharing her support.

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Patrick was an active presence in Donlad Trump’s 2025 presidential campaign alongside Elon Musk. Both used the social media platforms and influence to campaign for the Trump. Both they also spoke in events before and after the elections, supporting the policies of the new president.

Danica Patrick comments on ex-FDA head joining Pfizer

Over the years, one of the topic Danica Patrick has discussed in the political space has been the big pharma and how the US citizens are not rewarded enough in the healthcare sector compared to the governments investment in the industry. So, she didn’t hesitate to share his feelings about a recent hiring by Pfizer.

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Danica Patrick (Via IMAGO)

Patrizia Cavazzoni, former head of FDA’s drug centre was appointed as the chief medical officer by Pfizer. Some feels the move is shady, considering the move came just one moth after she left the FDA role and Danica Patrick is one of them. So, she shared her feeling via her Instagram story, alongside image of the news clip.

I think I have seen this storyline in a movie… Based on a true story. This has happened for too long.

Danica Patrick wrote on Instagram.

The comments from Danica Partrick won’t be the last one, as she will continue to voice her concerns alongside political views on social media. It would be interesting to see what would be the next political issue that will catch her eyes.