Doge members, including Airbnb co-founder, aired their vision for federal government to be ‘Apple Store-like’Elon Musk and seven members of his so-called “department of government efficiency” sat down for a rare interview on Thursday evening on Fox News, defending their efforts amid public backlash and concern over cuts to key government agencies.Over the course of an hour-long sit down with host Bret Baier, Musk and team members repeatedly attempted to assuage fears over Doge’s targeting of agencies such as the Social Security Administration. Musk also downplayed the number of government employees his initiative has targeted in cuts, saying it was a small percentage of the overall government workforce and others left voluntarily. Continue reading...
Elon Musk and his "department of government efficiency" (Doge) defended their efforts on Fox News, downplaying employee cuts and agency targeting, while facing public backlash, lawsuits, and scrutiny over staff qualifications and behavior. Doge aims to streamline government, inspired by Silicon Valley, despite concerns about data access, agency dismantling, and reported website crashes at the Social Security Administration.
