Elon Musk, the powerhouse behind President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), dropped a bombshell on Thursday at CPAC, confirming Trump’s full support for sending rebate checks to American taxpayers from the billions saved by slashing government waste. Speaking with Newsmax host Rob Schmitt, Musk didn’t just tout the administration’s mission to gut inefficiency—he took a sledgehammer to Democrats, blasting their “lack of empathy” for hardworking Americans footing the bill for bloated bureaucracies. For conservatives, this is the kind of red-meat promise that proves the GOP’s ready to deliver.

Musk laid out the vision with unapologetic clarity.

“It’s money that’s taken away from things that are destructive to the country and from organizations that hate you,” he said.

He didn’t stop there, slamming the left’s indifference.

“But, obviously, it just shows that they really lack empathy for the average taxpayer who’s working hard, paying taxes,” he added. “Then and then they say, ‘Oh, a million dollars doesn’t matter.’ I’m like, ‘I think it matters a lot to people, you know? So what are you talking about?’”

The idea’s roots trace back to Tuesday, when investment firm CEO James Fishback pitched “DOGE dividend” checks on X, proposing 20% of the department’s $2 trillion savings target—$400 billion—go straight to the 79 million tax-paying households. That’s roughly $5,000 per family, with another 20% to the national debt. Musk jumped on it, saying he’d check with Trump, and by Thursday, he had the green light.

DOGE’s already racked up $55 billion in savings, torching funding for left-wing pet projects like USAID’s social engineering schemes abroad—some tied to the Taliban and Wuhan lab risks. Democrats lost their minds, with New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver screaming “war” and calling to “shut down” the Senate during D.C. protests. Their meltdown only fueled Musk’s fire—proof the GOP’s hitting the target.

This isn’t some pie-in-the-sky dream. Trump’s first term saw stimulus checks roll out, and now he’s doubling down. White House deputy chief Stephen Miller told Fox News’ Peter Doocy on Wednesday that DOGE’s savings could cycle into tax relief, debt reduction, or next year’s budget—options Congress is hammering out now. Democrats, meanwhile, clutch pearls over losing their slush funds, but conservatives see the truth: Biden’s crew burned cash on woke nonsense while families struggled.

Republicans aren’t surprised—just fired up. Musk’s CPAC bombshell, backed by Trump, flips the script on decades of government excess. The left’s howling about “unconstitutional” cuts, but a federal judge’s Saturday ruling shot down their lawsuit to stop DOGE. With House and Senate bills moving, the GOP’s got the muscle to make these checks real. This is taxpayer money finally serving taxpayers—not elitists or foreign radicals—and conservatives are ready to see it through.