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DOGE Saved U.S. Taxpayers $214 Billion This Year

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When will the US national debt reach $50 trillion?

Donald Trump

Howard Lutnick

Grant Cardone

Peter Schiff

Felix Salmon

Doug Melville

"It's very unlikely that there would be more demand for the gold card than there is right now for the EB-5, to say nothing of enough for Trump's $50 trillion goal."

"The Gold Card initiative represents a bold and innovative approach to addressing the U.S. national debt."

"200,000 of these gold, green cards is $1 trillion to pay down our debt and that's why the President is doing it."

"1 million passes would raise $5 trillion chipping away at our debt."

"If we sell 10 million, which is possible ... that's $50 trillion. That means our debt is totally paid off, and we have $15 trillion above that."

Will Trump's $5M Gold Card Pay Off the US Debt?

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Congressional Budget Office

Scott Bessent

U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)

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American Action Forum

Lazard

Edward Yardeni

Luke Gromen

Porter Stansberry

Eladio Santiago

"The United States of America is never going to default."

"The U.S. government won't default on its debt. The fear that it might do so is not justified."

"On the positive side, the U.S. is nowhere near the brink of default."

"NO, the US will not default on its debt!"

"If Congress does not act, the US could default on its debt obligations by mid-2025, a scenario that, year by year, looks more realistic."

"The US will default on its debt."

"The U.S. is on track to default on its debt within four years."

"I say to the Republicans out there – congressmen, senators – if they don't give you massive cuts, you're going to have to do a default."

Will the US Default on Its Debt?

The U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization officially ended on Saturday, in accordance with the executive order President Donald Trump signed in January 2025, which set July 4, 2026, as the mandated date of termination.

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The U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization officially ended on Saturday, in accordance with the executive order President Donald Trump signed in January 2025, which set July 4, 2026, as the mandated date of termination.

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) claimed $215 billion in total savings — roughly $1,335 per taxpayer — but the figure has not been updated since Jan. 1 and falls short of the $2 trillion target set at the initiative's launch.

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) claimed $215 billion in total savings — roughly $1,335 per taxpayer — but the figure has not been updated since Jan. 1 and falls short of the $2 trillion target set at the initiative's launch.

Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought said no closing DOGE report is planned. "We have no plans to do kind of a closing DOGE report," he told a congressional hearing Tuesday, adding that the effort "made some really important strides."

Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought said no closing DOGE report is planned. "We have no plans to do kind of a closing DOGE report," he told a congressional hearing Tuesday, adding that the effort "made some really important strides."

Elon Musk, who led DOGE's cost-cutting efforts, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2025/musk-exits-doge-role-as-trump-touts-t-savings-target">departed in May 2025</a> after 130 days as a special government employee. Vivek Ramaswamy, named as co-leader alongside Musk, also left the initiative almost immediately after it launched.

Elon Musk, who led DOGE's cost-cutting efforts, departed in May 2025 after 130 days as a special government employee. Vivek Ramaswamy, named as co-leader alongside Musk, also left the initiative almost immediately after it launched.

Multiple federal agencies that reduced staff under DOGE are now hiring again. The government posted over 104,000 jobs in the first five months of 2026, up from roughly 68,900 in the final five months of 2025.

Multiple federal agencies that reduced staff under DOGE are now hiring again. The government posted over 104,000 jobs in the first five months of 2026, up from roughly 68,900 in the final five months of 2025.

U.S. DOGE Service acting Administrator Amy Gleason has taken on a new role leading a health technology office at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. OPM Director Scott Kupor described the current workforce effort as a "reshaping" of the federal government.

U.S. DOGE Service acting Administrator Amy Gleason has taken on a new role leading a health technology office at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. OPM Director Scott Kupor described the current workforce effort as a "reshaping" of the federal government.