Even if the $150B figure is accurate (and there's currently no way to tell), I'd bet that it's direct "savings" that doesn't deduct the costs that DOGE has incu

Even if the $150B figure is accurate (and there's currently no way to tell), I'd bet that it's direct "savings" that doesn't deduct the costs that DOGE has incurred. I think it's very likely those costs are much higher than $150B.