Musk, DOGE Seek Government Cuts

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2mon ago

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Musk and DOGE try to slash government by cutting out those who answer to voters

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President Donald Trump 's administration is trying to make major cuts in government.

The Department of Government Efficiency , or DOGE , is run by billionaire Elon Musk .

Musk is an unelected businessman who's unlikely to ever run for office and was appointed by a termed-out president.

The dynamic of cutting government while also cutting out those who answer to voters has alarmed some fiscal conservatives.

Norquist acknowledged that Congress has repeatedly balked at the level of cuts that he would like to see.

He asserted that “ 95% ” of Republicans support such reductions but “that wasn't enough to get it across the finish line” The past nearly half-century of politics has been defined by conservatives pledging to cut government spending, only to see it continue to grow.

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