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Musk's DOGE aims to cut $2 trillion in spending. That will be tricky.

by Stacey Vanek Smith

Jan 13, 2025

The Department of Government Efficiency, aka DOGE, is a task force Trump has appointed, headed by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. It has some lofty resolutions for its stated goal of cutting wasteful government spending.

Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk walk with U.S. Rep. Kat Cammack, center. Musk and Ramaswamy have announced planned U.S. budget cuts planned cuts totaling $500 billion — less than the initially proposed $2 trillion.

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