Waltz says DOGE cutting trillions of government spending is ‘practical’ outlook

Published December 8, 2024 9:42am ET



Rep. Mike Walz (R-FL) expressed his confidence in the Department of Government Efficiency to keep the U.S. from falling “off the financial cliff.”

In the weeks since President-elect Donald Trump won the Oval Office, he’s named Tesla CEO Elon Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy to be the volunteer heads of DOGE. While they aren’t government officials, it is their job to create “a lean team of small-government crusaders” to work closely with the White House Office of Management and Budget. Waltz fielded a question about the new department on One Nation with Brian Kilmeade Saturday.

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