Sabrina Tavernisi

Okay, so it sounds like an op-ed, right? Here's how I'll cut the federal government in five easy steps. It'll be so quick, so easy. Okay.

Okay, so it sounds like an op-ed, right? Here's how I'll cut the federal government in five easy steps. It'll be so quick, so easy. Okay.

We'll be right back. So David, you said that many past presidential administrations have tried but failed to do what Doge is attempting. Tell me about the obstacles that these two are likely to run into.

We'll be right back. So David, you said that many past presidential administrations have tried but failed to do what Doge is attempting. Tell me about the obstacles that these two are likely to run into.

So, OK, a third of the federal budget already off limits.

So, OK, a third of the federal budget already off limits.

Nor presumably would Musk want to cut contracts that he himself receives from the federal government. That is also part of this. So what else are we talking about here that's off limits?

Nor presumably would Musk want to cut contracts that he himself receives from the federal government. That is also part of this. So what else are we talking about here that's off limits?

Okay, so more than half of the budget is essentially off limits right off the bat. What does that leave for this Department of Government Efficiency to actually cut?

Okay, so more than half of the budget is essentially off limits right off the bat. What does that leave for this Department of Government Efficiency to actually cut?

What's an example?

What's an example?

Sheep, as in sheep the animal.

Sheep, as in sheep the animal.

Definitely seems non-essential.

Definitely seems non-essential.

So if you can't cut the sheep improvement center from the federal budget, you're probably not going to be able to cut a big hunk out of, say, Veterans Affairs.

So if you can't cut the sheep improvement center from the federal budget, you're probably not going to be able to cut a big hunk out of, say, Veterans Affairs.

And it's presumably much harder if you're an outsider and not an insider who knows how Congress works.

And it's presumably much harder if you're an outsider and not an insider who knows how Congress works.