The American Department of Government Effectiveness (DOGE) is the subject of strong criticism for alleged violations of the privacy of American citizens and for the potential conflicts of its leader, Elon Musk.
President Donald Trump and his “special advisor” Elon Musk gave Their first common television interview, which was broadcast on the conservative channel Pro-Trump Fox News.
During the interview, led by the presenter Sean Hannity, Donald Trump stressed that he intended to brake inflation and said that the Department of Government Effectiveness (DOGE) newly created by Elon Musk could Identify nearly $ 1,000 billion in government spending deemed “useless”.
In recent weeks, the DOGE organization has been the subject of Larking criticism for alleged violations of the privacy of American citizens and for the conflicts of potential interests of its leader, Elon Muskfrom which he defends himself.
“I have never asked the president anything”declares Elon Musk, to which Donald Trump answers: “It’s true”.
Elon Musk says he will reject himself in the event of the slightest conflict of interest and joke about the intense surveillance he is the subject of, comparing it to a “Daily proctological examination”.
The DOGE referred to in several legal actions
The billionaire of South African origin has suffered Critics of Congress Democrats and several organizations concerning methods of reducing expenses from the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
DOGE has targeted diversity programs, has cuts in the budgets of foreign aid and other departments, and ordered the abolition of thousands of public jobs, some of which were apparently chosen on the basis of research by keyword.
The Department of Government Efficiency – which, despite its name, is not an official department -, has also been Criticized for having reduced the number of agencies and offices directly involved in the regulations and surveys on Elon Musk companies.
Among them, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, who would be responsible for examining his efforts to transform X – formerly Twitter – into a mass payment service.
The DOGE also has the possibility of weakening the Transport Department, which has at least six current investigations on Tesla.
