New report details how Trump & Musk’s gov't 'chainsaw' cost taxpayers $11 billion
July 11, 2026
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9:37Now PlayingNew report details how Trump & Musk’s gov't 'chainsaw' cost taxpayers $11 billion
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as posted by the channelA report by Public Citizen finds that the Trump administration paid federal employees at least $11 billion not to work. Douglas Pasternak, research director of Public Citizen’s Trump Accountability Project, joins MS NOW’s Jonathan Capehart to discuss the findings of his report which he calls “Trumpian mismanagement at its worst.”
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