The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) boasted it is already saving American taxpayers $1 billion per day with a goal of getting that figure up to $3 billion per day before the temporary Trump administration initiative sunsets in a couple of years.
"DOGE is saving the Federal Government approx. $1 billion/day, mostly from stopping the hiring of people into unnecessary positions, deletion of DEI, and stopping improper payments to foreign organizations, all consistent with the President's Executive Orders," DOGE's account posted to X Tuesday night.
"A good start, though this number needs to increase to > $3 billion/day."
DOGE, led by billionaire Elon Musk, who slashed Twitter staff after buying it and taking it from public to private, was created by President Donald Trump via executive order on his first day in office.
"This Executive Order establishes the Department of Government Efficiency to implement the President's DOGE Agenda, by modernizing Federal technology and software to maximize governmental efficiency and productivity," the Inauguration Day order read.
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