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President Donald Trump and his efficiency czar Elon Musk are shaking up Washington with their massive government overhaul. The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has already fired over 100,000 federal workers and aims to slash $1 trillion from this year’s budget. Musk claims these cuts will save America from bankruptcy, while critics say they’re causing chaos across federal agencies.
Trump’s team is now targeting taxpayer funding for NPR and PBS, calling them biased liberal mouthpieces. The president said he’d “love” to cut their funding, arguing public media pushes left-wing views while wasting millions. Conservative lawmakers cheered the move, saying it’s time to stop forcing Americans to bankroll media they don’t trust.
The cuts hit close to home for Fox News host Jesse Watters, a Trump ally. His military veteran friend lost his Pentagon job, and his sister faces layoffs at Johns Hopkins University after international aid grants vanished. Watters called for more sensitivity but still praised DOGE for “draining the swamp” of wasteful spending.
Dozens of federal programs face shutdowns, from wildlife protection to nuclear safety jobs. A judge temporarily blocked Musk’s attempt to dismantle USAID, which feeds starving children overseas. Democrats call the firings reckless, but Trump insists veterans and frontline workers won’t be touched.
Musk’s aggressive tactics include sending threatening emails to bureaucrats and hunting “dead” people on payrolls. Workers who ignored his demand to list their weekly accomplishments got fired. Agencies pushed back, causing confusion about who’s really in charge—Musk or career civil servants.
Trump signed orders to sell off federal buildings and cancel “unnecessary” contracts, potentially saving billions. The administration wants to extend Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, even though they added trillions to the debt. Republicans may offset costs by trimming food stamps and healthcare for the poor.
Despite claims of waste, government spending actually rose 13% last month due to soaring interest payments and retiree benefits. Trump promised not to cut Social Security or Medicare, focusing instead on foreign aid, “woke” programs, and Biden-era projects. Musk’s teams are combing budgets line by line to find more savings.
The DOGE overhaul faces legal challenges and angry protests, but Trump remains defiant. At a rowdy Cabinet meeting, he praised Musk for exposing corruption and vowed to “finish the job.” With federal layoffs accelerating and NPR on the chopping block, the administration is betting voters prefer smaller government—no matter the short-term pain.
