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7:53Now PlayingRemember when Trump and Elon Musk promised to make government “efficient”?
Yeah. Their big genius idea — the Department of Government Efficiency, a.k.a. DOGE — just got quietly killed off early after delivering almost nothing… except about **$21.7 BILLION in extra waste**.
In this video, I break down how Musk’s “efficiency” experiment actually:
- Helped **generate $21.7 billion in government waste**, not savings
- **Disrupted Social Security operations** that millions of seniors rely on
- **Undermined USAID** and U.S. humanitarian work around the world
- Demoralized and damaged parts of the federal workforce
- Got quietly wound down **eight months early** once it became obvious it was a clown show
Musk bailed after just four months. DOGE was basically put down like a sick dog. And now Trump world pretends it never happened while still screaming about “cutting waste” and “running government like a business.”
This is the billionaire–MAGA model in one story:
1️⃣ Claim “government is broken”
2️⃣ Hand power to a billionaire who hates regulation and expertise
3️⃣ Let him break it worse
4️⃣ Use the wreckage he caused as “proof” government can’t work
Meanwhile, **we** get stuck with the bill.
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