Friends, have you heard? Mr. Trump, who loves to "make false claims" on Twitter, plans to "slim down" the American bureaucracy! He plans to abolish at least one federal department and then create a new thing - the "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE for short). Yes, you heard it right, it sounds like the abbreviation of the Dogecoin fan club! It is said that this name was also thought up by Musk.
The leader of this DOGE team is no ordinary person, but our technology madman Musk, plus Vivek Ramaswamy, a rising star in the Republican primary. The two big guys joined forces to make the government efficiency "swoosh" up!
However, don't rush to applaud, this DOGE is not a formal department, it is more like a temporary task force. Trump said that this team is doing things outside the government and will be disbanded in July 2026. As for how it works? Hey, it's still a mystery. It may be based on some old-fashioned bill, asking the president to call a few bigwigs from the public and private sectors to hold a meeting and come up with ideas.
At this point, you may ask, what are the benefits of Musk and Ramaswamy joining this team? Hey, they are "special government employees" who don't get paid and can spend 130 days in the White House and federal agencies. However, they also have to abide by the rules and not get involved in things that have a vested interest in them. This is a bit of a headache for Musk, after all, his SpaceX has more than 15 billion federal contracts!
So, what does the DOGE team want to do? Trump said that they want to give advice to the government from outside, and work with the White House and the Budget Office to create a "new era of government entrepreneurship." He also compared this plan to the modern "Manhattan Project." Doesn't it sound cool?
Speaking of cutting spending, Musk is determined to cut $2 trillion! However, whether this will be cut every year or every ten years is still unknown. Trump said it would be every year, but who knows? There have been many plans to cut spending in the past, but they all ended up in failure.
Why is it so difficult to cut spending? To put it bluntly, you have to be serious and cut those welfare programs that everyone is reluctant to give up, such as social security and medical insurance. This requires courage!
As for which projects might be affected? Hey, Trump has long said that he wants to abolish the Department of Education and leave things to the states. Also, Musk is also very concerned about health insurance fraud and land sales. It seems that the DOGE team is really going to do something big!
In short, whether this "Government Efficiency Paw Patrol" can make government efficiency soar, we have to wait and see. However, with two big guys like Musk and Ramaswamy, this drama will definitely not be boring!