Trump endorsed Elon Musk's work with the Department of Government Efficiency Service (DOGE) and declined to commit to seeking congressional approval for its overhaul of federal agencies. The new executive order directs agencies to coordinate with DOGE to cut jobs and limit hiring. Musk, a special government employee, has been vocal about alleged waste, fraud, and abuse within the government, though specific examples have been disputed. Trump and Musk defended their actions, dismissing concerns about constitutional violations.
Trump endorsed DOGE 's work and declined to commit to seek congressional approval for the massive overhaul of federal agencies that he and Musk are pushing.With Musk standing to his right in the Oval Office, Trump praised the work of his office, known as the Department of Government Efficiency Service . And Trump said he wanted Musk to now do more, even as DOGE faces multiple lawsuits from labor unions and Democratic state attorneys general over whether it is acting within the law.
Musk also said he had worked with Secretary of State Marco Rubio to “turn on funding” for Ebola and HIV prevention, making them exceptions to his attempt at an overall spending freeze. He said pausing that funding had been a “mistake.”The two said little to calm concerns that they were violating the Constitution, including by trying to shutter federal agencies without the approval of Congress and refusing to spend money that Congress had appropriated.
Trump brushed aside a reporter’s question about whether he would eventually need congressional approval to cut spending. There are about 2.4 million federal employees, excluding postal workers, according to the Pew Research Center. The number has grown by a little over 1% per year since 2000, but as a share of all civilian employment it has changed little, Pew said
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