What is Musk’s ENDGAME?

Is Elon Musk taking over America? 

And is getting rid of the Department of 
Education a smart idea? It’s hard to tell…  

especially if you were educated in American 
public schools.That and more on this week’s  

America Uncovered headlines.Welcome to 
America Uncovered. I’m Chris Chappell. 

Man, I’m telling you, the news these days feels 
like a convoluted TV series. It’s hard to keep up!

Take, for example, the story about Trump 
imposing tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China.

One minute, Trump seems absolutely insane,

and people are convinced imposing 25% tariffs on  

Canada and Mexico and 10% tariffs on 
China is going to tank the economy 

Then the next minute, the tariffs 
on Mexico were paused for 30 days  

after Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum 
agreed to send 10,000 troops to the border  

to combat illegal immigration and drug 
trafficking, especially of fentanyl.

And the tariffs on Canada were paused for 30 
days after Canadian Prime Minister — for a  

little while longer — Justin Trudeau announced 
the implementation of a $1.3 billion border  

plan which included sending 10,000 troops to 
their border and appointing a Fentanyl Czar. 

And this was all *one day*! That feels 
like it happened years ago. Seriously,  

did I miss an episode of America: 
the series? I’m feeling a bit lost.

And for anyone thinking, “I get the 
tariffs on Mexico and China… but why  

Canada? Aren’t they our harmless northern 
friends? Who doesn’t love Tim Hortons?”

Well, Trump’s tariffs are so international 
my twin brother, China Uncensored’s Chris  

Chappell, covered them in-depth on his channel,  

as well as why Canada also got the tariff 
smackdown. Care for a quick recap, Chris?

Fentanyl and China! It always comes back to China!

Wow, what an enticing teaser for that 
episode. I certainly wanna click that  

link and see the whole thing so 
I can be well-informed and not  

just base my opinion off of headlines 
and soundbytes. Speaking of which, 

Many on the right are saying Trump gambled 
and won and forced world leaders to cave.

But many on the left are saying Trump is the one 
who caved, this was all a hollow show of force, 

And the concessions he got 
from Canada were plans that  

were already in the works before 
he officially levied the tariffs.

Which is technically true.

However, Canada unveiled these plans after 
Trump threatened using tariffs in the future.

So, is Trump a mad genius, 
or did he just get lucky?

Even though he got what he 
wanted from Mexico and Canada,  

US stock futures plummeted leading up 
to the implementation of the tariffs.

Though they recovered some 
losses after they were paused.

I almost forgot about the constant ups 
and downs of a Trump presidency. I’m  

not sure if people are actually tired of 
winning or if that’s just motion sickness.

Trump also indicated he might impose tariffs on 
the EU but that trade issues with the UK could be  

worked out. He says the US takes a lot of European 
goods, but the EU doesn’t return the favor.

“How many Chevrolets or Fords do you see 
in the middle of Munich? And the answer is  

none. Because they don’t take any 
cars. They don’t take anything.  

So the Europeans have abused the United 
States for years, and they can’t do that.”

Yeah! Fair is fair. If the US 
is gonna continue buying BMWs,  

then it’s only fair that 
Germans start driving around

with truck nuts. Although, sadly, I wouldn’t 
be surprised if those were made in China.

Speaking of: what about the tariffs on China?

China announced retaliatory tariffs against the US  

and said it will also investigate Google 
on suspicion of violating antitrust laws.

American antitrust laws? Chinese 
antitrust laws? Who knows? The  

threat is intentionally vague. But the 
crux of it is, Google is going down.

Which…probably not. Because 
Google’s market in China is  

already limited thanks to the Great Firewall.

Which begs the question…

why on Earth has YouTube, 
which is owned by Google,

been suppressing content that’s 
critical of the CCP and boosting  

content that’s pro China? What are you hoping 
to accomplish, Google? Reciprocity from China?

Yeah, apparently not.

So the question remains: are all these 
tariffs a good thing or a bad thing?

If you ask right-leaning media,  

they’ll say Trump expertly used tariffs 
as a leverage tool to get what he wanted.

If you ask left-leaning media, 
they’ll say Trump was reckless and  

potentially damaged relationships with US allies.

And if you ask social media, you’ll start 
a 400 comment argument and have a bunch of  

bots phishing for your data. Social media 
was, is, and always will be a mistake.

Speaking of Trump being a total chaos monster,

He proposed the US take control of the Gaza Strip 
and turn it into the Riviera of the Middle East.

“The US will take over the Gaza Strip, and we 
will do a job with it, too. We’ll own it and  

be responsible for dismantling all of the 
dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons  

on the site, level the site, and get rid 
of the destroyed buildings. Level it out,  

create economic development that will 
supply unlimited numbers of jobs and  

housing for the people of the area. Do 
a real job. Do something different.”

As for the over 1.7 million 
Palestinians who currently  

live there and where they’ll stay while all 
this rebuilding is going on, it’s unclear,

Given that Jordan is, uh… not too 
thrilled with the idea of taking them in.

Also, what authority does Trump 
have to just take over this land?

Eh , I don’t know, man. Trump just says stuff 
sometimes. He runs the White House the way

A new Dungeons and Dragons player 
roleplays. He says what he wants to do,  

someone says that’s against the rules, 
and he says, “Let me roll for it.”

And after the break, the US withdraws 
from the UN human rights council. Again.

Welcome back.

Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the 
US from the UN human rights council and the United  

Nations Relief and Works Agency, or UNRWA,. 
He did the same thing during his first term.

This is a textbook example of a story under 
a Trump administration that requires a little  

explanation. Because, on paper, Trump 
pulling the US out of organizations  

with “human rights” and “relief” in their 
names makes him sound like a super villain

However, one current member of the UN’s 
human rights council is China — who my  

twin brother China Uncensored’s Chris 
Chappell will be quick to scream from  

the mountaintops is one of the biggest 
human rights abusers on the planet.

Assuming those mountaintops aren’t in Tibet. Then 
the CCP will blackbag him for being a dissident.

Oh, and another recent member was Iran.

But hey, I’m not gonna cast stones. 

Iran does enough of that themselves on women 
who don’t abide by their purity standards.

And as for UNRWA, this organization 
focuses on Palestinian relief,  

and members of the organization were 
accused of participating — not condoning,  

*participating* — in the October 7th attack 
on Israel that killed almost 1,200 people.

Sooooo yeah. Maybe not the best 
folks to be associating with. 

Now, for these next stories, we’re gonna need 
to do something most of the media and a lot of  

people in general have trouble with: looking 
at both sides of an issue and using nuance.

Yech, I know. It’s hard to get clicks and 
sensationalize a rational approach. Watch:

This situation is more complex than you realize!  

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced 
that El Salvador has offered to house violent  

US criminals as well as deportees of any 
nationality in their mega prison for a fee.

Now, the easy, sensationalistic approach 
to this would be, “Oh my God! Trump is  

going to deport legal US citizens! Which 
means he can jail dissidents and ship  

them off to an international American 
gulag! He’s about to achieve his final  

form of American Hitler!” 
Could any of that happen?  

Sure. The same way your Uber driver’s mixtape he 
insists on playing every ride could win a Grammy.

It’s possible polka metal could sweep the nation…  

but let’s maybe wait a minute 
before placing any bets on it.

What’s important to note is this 
deal was offered, not accepted.

And even if it were accepted, there 
would be legal challenges — as there  

should be — since deporting US citizens 
isn’t something you can do willy-nilly,  

even if they are convicted criminals. 
Rubio and Trump both know this. Rubio said,

“We have a Constitution. But it’s a 
very generous offer ... obviously,  

the administration will have to make a decision.” 

And to be clear, if all these hurdles 
were cleared and US criminals *were*  

deported to a foreign prison, it 
would be awful. Mainly because…  

just think of what it would do to the 
*American* prison industrial complex! 

Won’t anyone stand up for those poor 
private prison capitalists? How will  

they be able to afford their fourth private 
jet now? This isn’t putting America first!

Speaking of money and 
another story needing nuance:

The Trump administration is allowing 
Treasury officials associated with  

Elon Musk’s DOGE team access to the 
Treasury's system that handles payments.

Again, it would be easy to take the 
sensationalistic route and scream,  

“Elon Musk now has all of our social 
security payments in his Nazi-saluting  

hands! He’s gonna control all the 
money in the US and soon the world!”

However, that pesky nuance 
is keeping me from riding  

that sweet click-baity gravy 
train. Man, integrity is hard.

This move isn’t giving Elon Musk control 
of the Treasury. Treasury Secretary Scott  

Bessent signed off on a plan giving a 
team working for the Treasury acting  

as a liaison to DOGE access to the payment 
system. According to a source for Politico, 

“The secretary’s approval was contingent on 
it being essentially a read-only operation.”

So no, Musk isn’t going to 
replace George Washington  

on the one dollar bill. Which is kind of a shame,  

because I thought some folks were clamoring 
for an African American to be on their money.

So why does Musk want access to that system? Well,  

the Department of Government Efficiency… 
is looking at government efficiency.

Musk claims that DOGE “discovered that 
payment approval officers at Treasury  

were instructed always to approve payments, 
even to known fraudulent or terrorist groups.  

They literally never denied a payment 
in their entire career. Not even once.”

That’s terrible. This means… I 
could have asked the Treasury for  

a billion dollars, and they may not have 
turned me down! What a wasted opportunity.

So does this mean that Musk is trying to 
control all of the US’ money? Probably  

not. Does it mean we should trust 
him implicitly? Again: probably not.

Trump made Musk a special government 
employee, which could potentially allow  

him to avoid disclosing conflicts of interest and 
finances that regular government employees would.

Except for members of Congress, 
of course, who absolutely aren’t  

doing any insider trading and are 
just making tons of lucky guesses.

Meanwhile, having an unelected billionaire 
wield such power in government isn’t a  

great look. By the way, that’s not 
my opinion. I’m quoting Republicans,  

who said the same thing about George 
Soros whenever a Democrat was in office.

But if you’re worried America will turn 
into an oligarchy, I can at least put  

those worries to rest by assuring you that no, 
it won’t *become* one… it’s already been one.

There. Those worries are at rest, and 
now you have new worries to worry about!

In yet another story requiring tons  

of research and nuance — because 
why allow me any time to sleep? —

CNN is reporting that the Trump 
administration is drafting an  

executive order that would begin the process 
of eliminating the Department of Education.

So long, Education Secretary Linda 
McMahon. Rest. In. Peeeeeace. 

Now, Trump wouldn’t be able to just abolish the 
department with an executive order. He’d need  

congressional approval. This is just to get 
the ball rolling and reduce the DOE’s power.

This doesn’t come as much of a surprise,  

since it’s something Trump has been 
saying he’d like to do for a while now.

“I will shut down the federal department of 
education and we will move everything back  

to the states where it belongs and where they can  

individualize education and do it 
with the love for their children.”

Again, shutting down the Department of Education 
sounds terrible on paper. But you have to look at  

the results the department has put forth. 
Which, in and of itself, is hard to do.

Elon Musk shared this meme claiming that since 
the department was founded by President Carter  

in 1979, the US went from first to 24th in 
education. It was shared by tens of thousands.

So is it true? Well, it’s hard to say, 
since there isn’t just one test or metric  

to determine where the US ranks in education. 
But the fact that tens of thousands of people  

shared it without question doesn’t exactly 
make the US education system look amazing.

Way to 4D chess, Musk.

Now, I’ve covered how there are many 
problems in education. Some of these  

come from the federal level, and 
some come from the state level.

Did the federal government having a 
hand in schools make them worse? I  

don’t know. Will giving more power to the 
states make schools better? I don’t know.

Will this at least remove more government wasteful  

spending? Noooooooo!... say the DOE 
officials making ridiculous salaries.

The truth is, improving education 
isn’t a one-step easy solution. Unless…

has Trump tried slapping 
tariffs on it? It’s worth a try!

And before you go, check out the 
latest episode of my new show Deep  

Thoughts While Gaming, about the just 
released kingdom come deliverance 2.

Once again, I’m Chris Chappell. Thank 
you for watching America Uncovered.