In March 2024, Kushner praised Gaza's beachfront property while advocating for ethnic cleansing, contrasting with the Oscar-winning documentary "No Other Land," which highlights Israeli-Palestinian cooperation in rebuilding. Elon Musk distanced himself from job cuts at the Department of Veterans Affairs, attributing them to agency heads, while acknowledging his own missteps. Concerns grow over Musk's influence at the Social Security Administration, where aggressive cuts could harm millions of beneficiaries. The National Republican Congressional Committee faced backlash for labeling a U.S. citizen, Rep. Adriano Espaillat, an "illegal immigrant," reflecting the party's increasingly xenophobic rhetoric.