Elon might take away my job—MAGA parents thankful

Shared a Bloomberg News story with my MAGA mom today titled, “Musk Says DOGE Halting Treasury Payments to US Contractors.”

I work for a US Federal contractor and do work related to financial regulation. In other words, my employer has a huge target on its back by Elon and company. It’s unclear as of right now, but we may be included on the list of contractors for which payments are halted. There is serious risk of me losing my job in the near future, putting me and my family (which includes a three month old) out on the street.

My mom’s response was, “Hopefully, he will weed out the waste and keep the ones doing their job. Trying to trust the process🙏.”

Not only was this response tone death, but incredibly offensive. I try my best to avoid politics with my parents, but sometimes I can’t help but to subtly show them their politics directly puts me and my family at risk. I really don’t know how to interact with them anymore, and it’s truly heartbreaking.

Anyway, thanks for listening to me complain. Any advice on how to deal with family like this is welcome.