DOGE

Elon Musk

DOGE stands for the Department of Government Efficiency. DOGE wants to cut up to $2 trillion in annual spending.

Elon Musk indicates he could save the United States 2 trillion dollars through a Department of Efficiency. Budget cut of nearly 5 trillion dollars is possible

Both Elon Musk and Donald Trump have suggested that Musk could hold a seat in Trump's cabinet if he's reelected - namely through a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Vivek Ramaswamy, "the co-leader of DOGE along with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, teased plans for “mass reductions” in the federal workforce and said the group will make recommendations on “a real-time basis.” (See: Vivek Ramaswamy teases ‘mass reductions’ under new DOGE – and expects certain agencies will be ‘deleted outright’, New York Post, 2024).

Articles:

• How to make Elon Musk’s budget-slashing dreams come true: He wants $2trn in cuts. We found nearly $5trn, The Economist, 2024

• Elon Musk says at a New York Trump rally that he could save the country $2 trillion through a department of efficiency, Business Insider, 2024

• Trump says he’d create a government efficiency commission led by Elon Musk, Associated Press, 2024

• Trump says Musk could head 'government efficiency' force, BBC, 2024

Elon Musk and DOGE eyeing $120 billion in cuts on federal government diversity spending

• Elon Musk and DOGE eyeing $120 billion in cuts on federal government diversity spending, Independent, 2024