Jasmine Crockett decries DOGE dividend idea: ‘I don’t know what $5,000 will do for you’

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Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) belittled President Donald Trump‘s support of a proposal to offer a $5,000 dividend to some taxpayers from the money saved by the Department of Government Efficiency.

DOGE volunteer head Elon Musk floated the idea of paying the savings found by his new department, suggesting the return could be as large as $5,000. However, Crockett criticized the idea during an interview with ABC News Live.

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