Donald Trump established the Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE (which is not an actual department), to cut government spending. He put Elon Musk in charge, who promised to cut $1 trillion from the next fiscal year’s budget by Sept. 30.
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However, at a recent DOGE subcommittee hearing on the use of federal buildings, Rep. Jasmine Crockett discussed the damage DOGE has done and the hypocrisy of its initiatives.
“The Republicans’ recklessness and chaotic approach to reducing the size of government has shown us what we’ve already known: ‘concepts of a plan’ don’t work,” she said.
“They haven’t proposed anything that will improve the efficiency of the government. Instead, they have put the country on a path to a recession and implemented the largest tax increase on Americans in decades through Trump’s tariffs.”
“It seems like we are talking about an administration that has been hellbent on firing government workers, they are hellbent on engaging in fire sales of our government buildings, and while we are at it, they are lighting the Social Security on fire, Medicaid on fire, Medicare on fire, 401(k)s on fire, Department of Education on fire; and instead what we need to light on fire are Trump’s tariffs. In fact, we could go a little bit further and fire this incompetent administration.”
“Let’s talk about the fact that as of March 30, Trump’s golfing has cost us approximately $26 million. And the last time I checked, we’re not getting anything in return for that.”
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“In fact, he decided that he was going to golf as the markets were tanking. He decided he was going to golf instead of receiving four heroes who died serving this country. He has decided that he wanted to play games while the rest of us are really trying to make sure that we can serve the American people.”
People responded to her comments in the r/Fauxmoi subreddit, wanting the answers to some of her questions as well. “Where is DOGE to cut the wasteful spending where it’s actually needed?? Aka, all the money Trump spends on golfing?” u/Cultural-Party1876 asked.
“Nah, he was working, but just not for the American people. He was making sure the money he brought to his hotel and golf course went into his pocket. He is working hard for that government money he is stealing right and left,” u/Rightbuthumble said.
“Twist the knife, raise some doubt about whether he really won his golf tournament,” u/Mooseguncle1 joked.
Many noticed Crockett is often the only Democrat publicly criticizing Trump and DOGE. “I love her and the others pointing out 47’s bullshit, but I hate the silence from the majority of them. This whole thing is bullshit,” u/Lokaji pointed out.
“Now the other Democrats have to follow suit instead of sitting on their asses,” u/eshane60 demanded.
“This should be more of a big deal. Not that he’ll be stopping,” u/Sorkel3 said.
“Meanwhile, every time Biden was not working Trump made sure to announce it to his entire cult. Biden Derangement Syndrome,” u/AdOne5089 said.
You can watch Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s full remarks here.
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