The problem with DOGE savings is that they had the typical Musk promise progression: October 2024: Musk: “at least $2 trillion” promise. January 20 2025: DOGE

The problem with DOGE savings is that they had the typical Musk promise progression: October 2024: Musk: “at least $2 trillion” promise. January 20 2025: DOGE officially established by executive order. February/March 2025: Revised target up to $1 trillion. 10 April 2025: $150 billion savings expectation announced. By April 2025: Claim of ~$160 billion saved. 23 November 2025: Reuters reports DOGE disbanded ahead of schedule. Independent reports of the actual result ... well claim negative savings. Musk increased spending instead of decreasing it: A analysis by CBS News reports DOGE claims to have saved US$ 160 billion, but estimates that the cuts may instead cost taxpayers around US$ 135 billion. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doge-cuts-cost-135-billion-analysis-elon-musk-department-of-government-efficiency/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doge-cuts-cost-135-billion-anal... The Washington Post showed that many of the announced savings were inflated: for example, of 1,125 contracts listed as cancelled, only ~US$ 7.2 billion in savings could be verified; many reflected zero savings. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/22/doge-savings-found-list-analysis/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/22/doge-savi...