Despite DOGE's best efforts, government spending has risen more than 6% over Trump's first 100 days
Despite Elon Musk's DOGE promising trillions of dollars in savings, federal spending is still climbing.
The cost-cutting team has ripped through the government, shuttering agencies, laying off workers, and canceling billions of dollars worth of contracts. According to DOGE’s official website, the department, which is unofficially headed by billionaire Musk, has saved the government approximately $160 billion.
However, those reported savings have yet to produce much meaningful reduction in overall government spending this year, according to the nonpartisan Penn Wharton Budget Model, which monitors weekly Treasury data.
Instead, the model shows government spending is up year-over-year in the four months since Donald Trump became president. Total outlays climbed 6.3% (about $156 billion) since Trump took office compared with the first four months of 2024, the report found. Even after adjusting for inflation, the federal government has recorded an additional $81.2 billion in spending over the same period, model director Kent Smetters told Politico.
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