John Bickley

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In this episode, we sit down with the Government Accountability Institute's Eric Eggers to discuss the accomplishments of Doge, as well as the headwinds it faces in the coming months. I'm Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley with Georgia Howe. It's Saturday, March 15th, and this is a weekend edition of Morning Wire.

In this episode, we sit down with the Government Accountability Institute's Eric Eggers to discuss the accomplishments of Doge, as well as the headwinds it faces in the coming months. I'm Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley with Georgia Howe. It's Saturday, March 15th, and this is a weekend edition of Morning Wire.

Joining us now is Eric Eggers, vice president of the Government Accountability Institute and co-host of The Drilldown with Peter Schweitzer. Eric, thank you so much for joining us. Always great to talk to you. Hey, John, it's my pleasure. So look, you guys have been tracking the Doge accomplishments so far.

Joining us now is Eric Eggers, vice president of the Government Accountability Institute and co-host of The Drilldown with Peter Schweitzer. Eric, thank you so much for joining us. Always great to talk to you. Hey, John, it's my pleasure. So look, you guys have been tracking the Doge accomplishments so far.

There's a lot of pressure on Doge, a lot of backlash from the left, some maybe not so organic backlash. But what's the truth? How much has Doge and Musk actually accomplished so far?

There's a lot of pressure on Doge, a lot of backlash from the left, some maybe not so organic backlash. But what's the truth? How much has Doge and Musk actually accomplished so far?

Yeah, I want to talk about that more, the messaging on this. And X plays a major role in this. We have the guy leading this charge, leading Doge, unofficially or officially, however you want to see it, Elon Musk, has his own platform that is constantly pumping out information on this thing the American people now are seeing.

Yeah, I want to talk about that more, the messaging on this. And X plays a major role in this. We have the guy leading this charge, leading Doge, unofficially or officially, however you want to see it, Elon Musk, has his own platform that is constantly pumping out information on this thing the American people now are seeing.

A lot of things exposed in the federal government that's never been exposed before. It wouldn't have been able to be exposed because of the gatekeepers in the legacy media. Tell us about the impact of social media, also just the marketing sort of wing of the Trump administration. They're very effective. How has that changed the conversation?

A lot of things exposed in the federal government that's never been exposed before. It wouldn't have been able to be exposed because of the gatekeepers in the legacy media. Tell us about the impact of social media, also just the marketing sort of wing of the Trump administration. They're very effective. How has that changed the conversation?

Now, the Internal Revenue Service is another major focus of the administration. What are we seeing in terms of estimates on reduction of staff there?

Now, the Internal Revenue Service is another major focus of the administration. What are we seeing in terms of estimates on reduction of staff there?

Can't believe it. You know, you mentioned some of the ways this is being reported on and pushed back against by the Democrats, the talking points we're hearing. We have a legal effort that's a major part of that. Where do you see the vulnerabilities for Doge and where do you see the clear wins in the future for them?

Can't believe it. You know, you mentioned some of the ways this is being reported on and pushed back against by the Democrats, the talking points we're hearing. We have a legal effort that's a major part of that. Where do you see the vulnerabilities for Doge and where do you see the clear wins in the future for them?

Yeah. And so far they've held together better than I think a lot of people feared in some of these early challenges that they faced with their very thin majority in the House. We'll see how the Senate holds up. But so far we've seen all of Trump's nominees get through pretty easily. And I think that's surprised a lot of people.

Yeah. And so far they've held together better than I think a lot of people feared in some of these early challenges that they faced with their very thin majority in the House. We'll see how the Senate holds up. But so far we've seen all of Trump's nominees get through pretty easily. And I think that's surprised a lot of people.

Yeah, that's a great point. Final question, in terms of the messaging that Democrats are trying to coalesce around that we're at the whim of a billionaire oligarchy, Bernie Sanders is using that talking point as are many other Democrats and legacy outlets. Do you see that being effective in winning a significant number of Americans over to their side against the sort of Trump-Musk initiatives?

Yeah, that's a great point. Final question, in terms of the messaging that Democrats are trying to coalesce around that we're at the whim of a billionaire oligarchy, Bernie Sanders is using that talking point as are many other Democrats and legacy outlets. Do you see that being effective in winning a significant number of Americans over to their side against the sort of Trump-Musk initiatives?

And meanwhile, for the vast majority of Americans who work in the private sector, seeing cost cutting measures and downsizing of staff like this, it's nothing new. In fact, many are left asking, why hasn't the government been doing this all along?