There’s been no shortage of headlines about President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), spearheaded by Tesla founder Elon Musk. In recent weeks, DOGE has uncovered wasteful government spending by a slew of agencies. Here’s a rundown.
1. USAID
The USAID saga began at the beginning of the month when Trump took executive action to freeze the vast majority of all foreign aid payments made through USAID. DOGE played a major role in this.
“We spent the weekend feeding USAID into the wood chipper,” Musk wrote on X on Feb. 3.
We spent the weekend feeding USAID into the wood chipper.
Could gone to some great parties.
Did that instead. https://t.co/0V35nacICW
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 3, 2025
From that point on, the reports detailing how USAID spent taxpayer dollars were jaw dropping.
As Mia covered, USAID was actively paying for “sex-change” procedures in Guatemala, as well as other woke “diversity” causes.
That’s not all. In March 2023, USAID set aside up to $1 million to help disabled people in Tajikistan become “climate leaders.” In May 2023, USAID unveiled a $1.5 million effort aimed at “empowering women to adapt to climate change in northern Kenya.”
USAID