Musk has left DOGE after four months of chaos
After four unannounced and controversial months, the world's richest person, Elon Musk, is stepping away from United States President Donald Trump's newly created Department of Government Efficiency.
Musk appears to have permanently changed Washington by gutting entire ministries, laying off or buying out nearly 300,000 federal workers and demonizing civil servants across the country, which has provoked dozens of lawsuits and countless protests.
Polls do show that almost half the country believes there is a great deal of corruption and waste in the United States government.
The idea that they wanted to cut government spending, I thought, okay, good, that's a good idea.
Then they went in there with a broad stroke and just did everything completely wrong.
Do I agree we need government cuts? Of course, but the way they did it, and the way he did it, is ridiculous.
And for the Trump administration to be cutting down on immigrants, and then have someone from South Africa do decision-making for the United States, especially with people's jobs and, you know, their pensions and everything, is wrong.
It's just ethically wrong.
Member of Public 01
Historically, government jobs have been especially prized by the lower class as jobs that can lift them up to middle-class stability, and also for the basic services everyone needs but can't always afford.
He didn't follow an engineered process, the process that he went through, to lay off people or trying to understand or try, basically, shrinking the government without really going through and investigating, doing risk analysis and seeing where the gaps are and try to fix it, so he just went through for, I have no idea.
We never heard what … methodology … he followed to do that.
Member of Public 02
Once Musk accepted his appointment, disapproval ratings swiftly plummeted to around 60% regarding how far the government cuts were going, the effect of the cuts on the economy, and regarding Musk himself as a non-elected official.
There is not a lot of accountability in a lot of places; a lot of money gets spent with no one really checking to see if it did any good for the taxpayer.
So, you know, I think he uncovered a lot of that. I like the guy.
I think he has the luxury of, with his wealth, not caring what people think.
Member of Public 03
Even though Musk has left, his loyalists remain embedded throughout government agencies and will continue his libertarian, anti-government agenda that has resulted in the greatest reduction to the size and scope of the federal government since the era of Bill Clinton.
Doge claims to have saved the taxpayer $175 billion but remaining workers warn that their efficiency will only be reduced by the mass layoffs, decreased resources, and, paralyzing uncertainty regarding their job security and future prospects.
Majority of Americans oppose war on Venezuela
Medical advances and progress in Iran
Palestine Action proscription review
‘Multipolar world finally emerges’: Trump’s ‘National Security Strategy’ sparks online buzz
Netanyahu says won’t quit politics even if granted pardon in corruption trial
Macron warns Beijing of tariffs in bid for EU-China trade deal
White House pushing for Sisi–Netanyahu summit: Report
Iran’s tax-to-GDP ratio at 6.4% in March 2025: SCI
VIDEO | Tulkarm horror: Israeli forces used 10-year-old girl as human shield
VIDEO | Press TV's news headlines
VIDEO | Rallies held across Australia in support of Palestinians
PressTV NEWSLETTER
now
This makes it easy to access the Press TV website
