DOGE Officially Shuts Down

Was DOGE an act of institutional destruction or a taxpayer victory rewiring government from within?

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The Spin

Left narrative

DOGE was a reckless experiment that gutted federal agencies, endangered public safety and delivered a fraction of its promised savings. Slashing staff at NOAA, USAID, FEMA and the FAA made disasters deadlier and air travel more chaotic, while exposing Social Security data to potential foreign exploitation. Blowing up institutional knowledge for $215 billion in savings — against a $7 trillion annual budget — is negligence.

Thirdway Politico

Right narrative

DOGE was always meant to shut down on July 4, as explicitly stated in Trump's original executive order, so calling it a failure misses the point entirely. Within that short timeframe, $214 billion in wasteful contracts and grants was saved in under a year, marking a win for taxpayers drowning in tens of trillions of dollars in national debt. The efficiency principles DOGE established are also now embedded across every federal department.

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