Musk admits that his precious dog will not save the signs after all

Elon Musk’s co-president dramatically reduces the so-called “savings” volume of government efficiency, and basically admits that his efforts to cut spending are far below the grand goals he originally set.

At Cabinet meeting Thursday, the arrival of Trump authorities piling up disgusting amounts of praise for their beloved leader Donald Trump – Musk said Doji would find a cut of just $150 billion.

“Thanks to your incredible leadership, this incredible cabinet and an incredibly talented Doge team, we are excited to announce that we are expecting a savings in fiscal 2026 from a $150 billion cut from waste and fraud reduction,” Musk said. I said At the cabinet meeting.

Musk made this a kind of big victory, but $150 billion 2 trillion dollars He once promised to cut.

Musk and his minions have posted so far, so it will also be impossible to check Doge’s savings maths. Inaccurate data detail What they cutafter that Data provision has been stopped When they were called, it was allegedly considered a complete savings.

Furthermore, as Musk set out on his quest to cut his budget, federal spending It actually went upthe government is spending more money on social safety net programs and funding national debt.

But what we know is that Doge’s cut did more to hurt than help.

Doge has it Dismissal Thousands of federal employees (many of the veterans) make it in a cruel and accidental way It’s difficult for Americans to get Social Security benefits. Illegal gunfire It also has a negative effect on Accuracy of weather reporting, Medical researchand Relieving the disease. bad, Thousands of children in developing countries dieafter Musk led the effort Reduce foreign aid American International Development Agency.

Experts say that Doge-related reductions from the Internal Revenue Agency are actually in fact It will further explode national debtBecause fewer staff will work to find wealthy tax cheats.

“Mask de de Savings Promise: $2 trillion -> $1 trillion -> $150 billion,” says Jessica Riedl, a conservative Manhattan Institute economist. I wrote it In a post on X, “The ultimate spending savings are likely to fall well below $150 billion, and the lost revenue from tax revenues from IRS layoffs could push Doge to worsen the budget deficit. This was not about fixing the budget.”

The mask’s failure comes in reports that he is On the way out The Trump administration after him Unpopular He helped me Sinking Republicans Leading Republicans in key state Supreme Court elections in Wisconsin Badly low performance In two special elections in Congress in Florida.

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