U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders publicly spoke in support of the Department of Efficiency (DOGE) established by Trump, stating in a post on X: "Elon Musk is right. The Pentagon's budget is $886 billion, yet it has failed to pass an audit for the 7th consecutive time. It can no longer keep track of how many billions of dollars are unaccounted for."

He added, "Last year, only 13 senators voted against the military-industrial complex and the defense budget filled with waste and fraud. This situation must change." (New York Post)