As the shutdown continues, this is not the usual partisan stalemate but a rare opportunity for President Donald Trump to deliver real results for the American people.
He’s cutting decades of bureaucratic waste, fraud, and abuse that drained taxpayers. While critics call it chaos, Trump is finishing what Elon Musk began with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), turning crisis into a chance to make Washington accountable.
After Trump’s executive order, Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy brought a private-sector lens, treating the federal government like a bloated startup in need of a restart.
The team aimed to cut $2 trillion in spending through AI-driven audits, zero-based budgeting and relentless waste reduction. Ramaswamy later stepped away, but DOGE continued to move fast to expose inefficiencies from DEI programs to redundant grants delivering $160 billion in savings, eliminating $255 million by canceling 269 contracts, all documented on the “Wall of Receipts” at doge.gov.
As expected for anyone bold enough to challenge Washington’s status quo, Musk faced fierce resistance from entrenched bureaucrats and lawsuits that slowed access to records. Regardless, DOGE secured a Supreme Court victory to data allowing them to expose hidden waste and fraud.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/10/24/opinion-democrats-shutdown-misplay-gives-trump-rare-opportunity-mehek-cooke/
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