Well, well, well. It’s hardly a surprise to discover that the wave of lawsuits against Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is no coincidence. The Oversight Project at the Heritage Foundation has obtained a copy of a secret agreement outlining a coordinated legal offensive—an alliance between 14 blue states, left-wing activist groups, and prominent NYC law firms—all targeting DOGE and Musk himself.
What is surprising, however, is that they actually formalized their nefarious intentions.
Signed less than a month after DOGE began operations, this agreement is yet another example of the Democrats’ “whatever it takes” brand of political warfare.
The document begins:
This Common Interest Agreement (“Agreement) is made and entered into by and between the States of New Mexico, Arizona, Michigan, Califomia [sic], Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington and State Democracy Defenders Fund (the “Parties”). The Parties have agreed that they have a common interest in developing legal strategies to challenge the creation and actions of the Department of Government Efficiency (“DOGE) and the actions of Elon Musk as a special government employee and a common interest in existing or future investigative, regulatory, administrative, and judicial actions or inactions, including but not limited to any administrative or judicial proceedings related to or arising from those legal strategies (“Matters of Common Interest”).
The Democrats are on the wrong end of an 80-20 issue, fighting tooth and nail to block a federal government audit that has already uncovered more than $105 billion in fraud, waste, and abuse. A recent Harvard/Harris poll shows that 76% of voters support DOGE’s efforts, yet Democrats—whose job is to represent the interests of their constituents—have gone to extraordinary lengths to obstruct it, even putting their opposition in writing. Needless to say, the so-called “Common Interest Agreement” will take center stage in next year’s midterm campaign ads.
Coming on the heels of the Democrats’ disgraceful behavior during President Donald Trump’s address to Congress this week, the disclosure of this document couldn’t come at a worse time.
Their actions on Tuesday night betrayed the sanctity of the offices they are privileged to hold. Instead of conducting themselves as dignified members of an esteemed body of legislators, they behaved like classless, anti-American fools.
From their initial heckling and shouting—which led to Rep. Al Green’s (D-TX) removal from the chamber—to their refusal to acknowledge even the most poignant and bipartisan moments of the speech, the party’s transformation was on full display.
They appear to have learned nothing from former Vice President Kamala Harris’s stinging defeat in November. Her loss—along with former President Joe Biden’s forced withdrawal from the race—has left the party leaderless and many believe, adrift.
Their downfall was massive, yet their arrogance remained intact.
Democrats, who once championed the fight for working-class Americans, no longer stand for anything. Nor do they have a coherent message beyond “Trump is evil.” Their collective Trump Derangement Syndrome has left little room for actual governance or advancing the will of the people they were elected to represent.
Rather than engaging in some reflection on their failures, they are doubling down on the same malicious, unethical, and even seemingly corrupt, strategies that put them in the wilderness they now find themselves in.
Frankly, I hope they continue on this path because, if the midterms were held today, Democrats would lose seats.
On a related note, I’ve noticed that Trump-supporting political action committees have already begun running ads—at least on Fox—highlighting his accomplishments so far and contrasting them with the Democrats’ efforts to obstruct his progress. I’ve never seen what are essentially campaign ads run this early in an election cycle. The Trump administration understands that holding their House and Senate majorities is critical to advancing his agenda and is leaving nothing to chance.
Democrats know this too, which is why they’ve been sending operatives—masquerading as GOP members—to Republican town halls in an attempt to create the illusion that even their constituents oppose DOGE’s efforts.
After a decade of hoaxes aimed at destroying Trump, the public seems to have caught on.
At least, I hope so.
Elizabeth writes commentary for The Washington Examiner. She is an academy fellow at The Heritage Foundation and a member of the Editorial Board at The Sixteenth Council, a London think tank. Please follow Elizabeth on X or LinkedIn.
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