David Marchese

But if there was a way to sort of shrink the wasted money and duplication at the Pentagon, you could really make a huge difference, not just in the budget, but at the functioning of the federal government. I think that's the best case scenario is that someone really digs into one of these supposedly unsolvable problems that make the government so big and inefficient.

But the worst case scenario here is that Trump or Musk get distracted. They get bogged down. They don't change very much. But the small things they do change, they make a huge deal out of. And people see that, see, you know, a cut of a few million dollars here, even a few billion dollars here. Things that sound big but are actually pretty small in the context of the federal government.

But the worst case scenario here is that Trump or Musk get distracted. They get bogged down. They don't change very much. But the small things they do change, they make a huge deal out of. And people see that, see, you know, a cut of a few million dollars here, even a few billion dollars here. Things that sound big but are actually pretty small in the context of the federal government.

That they see those kind of changes and they think, oh, the problem was fixed. Donald Trump fixed this problem. When in reality, the problem wasn't fixed. It was just sort of kicked down the road for somebody else to deal with.

That they see those kind of changes and they think, oh, the problem was fixed. Donald Trump fixed this problem. When in reality, the problem wasn't fixed. It was just sort of kicked down the road for somebody else to deal with.

That's right.

That's right.

Thanks for having me on.

Thanks for having me on.