(The Center Square) – Billionaire Elon Musk joined President Donald Trump in the oval office Tuesday as the president signed an executive order requiring federal agencies to work with Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE.
The order will require federal agencies to work with DOGE to significantly reduce their labor force.
A White House fact sheet, first reported by Semafor, says the order requires agencies hire “no more than one employee for every four employees” that are fired, with some exceptions, including for public safety and law enforcement.
DOGE and Musk have dominated the news cycle since Trump took office by exposing an onslaught of controversial federal spending, most notably as USAID, an agency that has been all but destroyed since Trump took office.
While with his young son Lil X, Musk spoke to reporters about DOGE’s efforts to instill what he calls “common sense controls” on federal spending.
“If the people cannot vote and have their will be decided by their elected representatives, by the form of the President, the Senate, and the House, then we don’t live in a democracy,” Musk said. “We live in a bureaucracy.”
The national debt is on track to hit $37 trillion this year, and interest payments on the debt are now one of the largest federal expenses.
Trump touted the cuts to corruption and “kickbacks” in the government when speaking to reporters.
“The public gets it,” Trump said.
Musk responded to criticisms that the agency cuts are a “hostile takeover.”
“The people voted for major government reform and that’s what the people are going to get,” Musk said. “That’s what democracy is all about.”
Any executive order requiring federal agencies to work with Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, must also be accompanied with bad consequences for those who refuse. Mere Firings may not be enough, but jail time and loss of retirement may awaken the sleeping Biden government employee leftovers to get back to creating and SERVING the now Chef Trump led American first course meals,,,the ones that nourish THE PEOPLE for decades, not bankrupt THE PEOPLE into years of tax and debt slavery, The American government employee democrat party sheep who love their party more than their nation, are being DOGE separated from the republican head butting goats, who love their nation more than any political party and will fight to protect the American flock, not just use them as a safe place of cover to hide within, hoping the wolves will eat their unrealistic weak and inept first. Let the feasting begin, and the American Cornucopia horn of plenty be refilled. Feed the newly elected party of DOGED American guard dogs, and cull out the rabid back biting, accountability DODGING mutts like Hairless Ayanna Pressley who has enough forehead for four headless horsemen, and overaged Dems like Maxine Waters who only offer more drinks of her infectious death dealing Democrat swamp water.
Especially when they are ALREADY ignoring laws/rules as is..
He needn’t sign any orders forcing compliance. He needs to charge and arrest anyone who doesn’t comply.
Prison time will help them understand what they were ordered to do. Same applies to any Sanctuary City/State officials who don’t understand who the commander-in-chief is. Show respect or pay the price.