Desi Lydic

Right.

Right.

Tariff.

Tariff.

If there's one thing Americans know about, it's waste. In fact, 89% of Americans agree that our government is full of it. So Donald Trump empowered Elon Musk to create the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, and go through our government with a fine-toothed chainsaw. The chainsaw for bureaucracy. To cut budgets and fire thousands of federal employees.

If there's one thing Americans know about, it's waste. In fact, 89% of Americans agree that our government is full of it. So Donald Trump empowered Elon Musk to create the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, and go through our government with a fine-toothed chainsaw. The chainsaw for bureaucracy. To cut budgets and fire thousands of federal employees.

So I sat down with some of these fired bureaucrats to see if they felt any remorse for wasting taxpayer money. What would you say that you did for the government?

So I sat down with some of these fired bureaucrats to see if they felt any remorse for wasting taxpayer money. What would you say that you did for the government?

I don't think I can put you down for any of those. I guess fraud?

I don't think I can put you down for any of those. I guess fraud?

You do have hall monitor energy. I see it. A little bit.

You do have hall monitor energy. I see it. A little bit.

What kinds of things was your department blowing that taxpayer cheddar on? Yacht parties? Balloon excursions? What was the caviar budget? I've never had caviar. Is that like the egg stuff? So you're saying no caviar Wednesdays? Okay, but even without bottomless caviar, the salaries of these government workers must account for a large part of our bloated federal budget, right?

What kinds of things was your department blowing that taxpayer cheddar on? Yacht parties? Balloon excursions? What was the caviar budget? I've never had caviar. Is that like the egg stuff? So you're saying no caviar Wednesdays? Okay, but even without bottomless caviar, the salaries of these government workers must account for a large part of our bloated federal budget, right?

4%? Yes. I thought you were going to say a much larger number.

4%? Yes. I thought you were going to say a much larger number.

By eliminating your position, how much money was saved for the taxpayers?

By eliminating your position, how much money was saved for the taxpayers?

That's right. These guys were hunting down fraud, waste, and abuse way back when Elon still had his original... personality. So you were the original Doge.

That's right. These guys were hunting down fraud, waste, and abuse way back when Elon still had his original... personality. So you were the original Doge.