Elon Musk and DOGE don't have the receipts [View all]

Billions in purported “savings” touted by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency have turned out to be phony, according to a new analysis of data released by the group itself.

President Donald Trump has authorized DOGE to go after multiple government agencies to cut supposedly unnecessary spending, but the Associated Press found that nearly 40% of the contracts the group had canceled would lead to no savings for taxpayers at all.

DOGE alleges on its website (which was hacked a few days ago) “savings” amounting to $65 billion, but 794 of the roughly 2,300 posted contracts had already been paid out—meaning there were no savings.

DOGE’s claims—and the subsequent discovery of their drastic inflation—echoes a pattern that Trump has used throughout his time as a politician. For instance, Trump alleged a few days ago that federal contracts to news outlets like the Associated Press, The New York Times, and Politico were “THE BIGGEST SCANDAL OF THEM ALL,” and made a big show of canceling these contracts, which have been common practice under Democratic and Republican administrations. DOGE touted these cancellations as “savings,” but the contracts had largely been paid—no money was saved at all.

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