©  Greg Nash

TWO DISRUPTERS tapped by President-elect Trump to upend business-as-usual in Washington made the trek to Capitol Hill on Thursday to meet with congressional leaders.

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, the tech entrepreneurs Trump picked to lead an advisory team known as the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), laid out their vision to lawmakers in private meetings.

The pair met with newly elected Senate GOP Leader John Thune (S.D.) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to discuss regulatory cutbacks, administrative reductions and cost savings.

Musk and Ramaswamy are polarizing figures on the left, but there are signs some Democrats are warming to their ideas on streamlining the government.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) praised Musk as a “smart guy” in an interview with Business Insider, saying he’d be open to working with him on how to curtail "waste and profiteering and fraud" in the Pentagon.

Two House Democrats — Reps. Greg Landsman (Ohio) and Jared Moskowitz (Fla.) — have said they’ll join the Congressional DOGE caucus. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) told The Hill’s Emily Brooks he’s thinking of joining.

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), whose Santa Clara district encompasses Silicon Valley, posted on X that he's "ready to work" with DOGE and its leaders "to slash waste," citing Defense spending in particular.

Not all Democrats are on board.

Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) told CNN that DOGE is “unconstitutional and illegal.”

"They haven’t asked to meet with me, but the impoundment of funds that have been appropriated by the Congress is unconstitutional and illegal,” she said. “There is no such Department of Government Efficiency. It’s made up. So good luck to ’em.”

DOGE does not have the power to implement its changes without going through the White House or Congress, but Musk and Ramaswamy will have the ear of Trump and GOP leaders as they seek to implement their changes.

The Hill’s Miranda Nazzaro reports there are growing fears that Musk will broadly use his political influence to punish industry competitors or critics.

And even Republicans acknowledge there will be tough battles ahead and potential pushback from some in the GOP.

“I think there probably will be some friction,” said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.). “Some appropriators really want to continue funding.”

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) will chair the Senate DOGE caucus, while several dozen House Republicans have already joined the lower chamber’s caucus. Greene will chair a subcommittee related to DOGE.

Big Tech entrepreneurs have Washington buzzing about major changes to the status quo.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said he’d be open to partnering with the Trump administration to cut red tape.

“I’m actually very optimistic this time around,” he said at The New York Times DealBook Summit. “He seems to have a lot of energy around reducing regulation. If I can help do that, I’m going to help him.”

Trump’s pick for Securities and Exchange Commission chairman, Paul Atkins, is a big proponent of cryptocurrencies. After Trump announced Atkins's nomination Wednesday, the price of Bitcoin surged to $100,000.

Trump took credit for the spike on social media, saying “you’re welcome.”