‘It’s a joke’: Top Dem slams Elon and Vivek's ‘DOGE’ as government ‘cosplay’

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, through their "DOGE" agency, seek $2 trillion in cuts to federal spending. Joy Reid and Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) discuss the implications.

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#DOGE #ElonMusk #VivekRamaswamy

[petersanmiguel]

Government is not God.
Power to the people.

[seoulman]

since when is cutting waste a bad idea?

[johnkoepka]

this is exactly what people voted for, people who are not part of the bureaucracy to clean up these ridiculous mess created by the bureaucracy!

[nataliapavlenko]

They are not experienced at stealing from Americans😂 What a good trait

[JeremyCooper-qi]

I really wish they realized how stupid they sound.

[Jaguar]

This is like 1 percent news and 99 percent speculation and crystal ball reading.

[petermontalbano]

There is going to be slashing and layoffs at MSNBC, viewership is down 54% keep up the good work 👍

[VaucluseVanguard]

DOGE is not about government efficiency as such. It’s not about what government could do more efficiently. It’s about an ideological view of what the government should be doing at all.

[hui]

If the person who thinks kamala ran a flawless campaign criticises you, then you must be doing something right

[frankieclayton]

They are doing what God Said poor getting poorer and rich getting richer

[lauracraft]

America is fed up and is why Trump is our new president

[victoriar.]

You will be fired too for lying and telll false information...prepare your boxes with your stuff 😅😅😅😅

[williamtowery]

Clean house!America first, yes joy this is what we the people voted for.

[scottbigler]

The swamp is fighting back… look out for Elon and Vivek

[marialofgren-ipuq]

Two rich men, making life and death decisions on cutting Medicare, social security, aid for veterans… you give these two rich guys an awful lot of attention….

[nancyking]

Even Joy's hair ran away from her

[PhillipJohnson-nojq]

These guys need to pay more in taxes . They are too rich.

[klausthedog]

This is the best news program I have ever seen in my life. Thank you for the honesty!

[raijin]

This has been the greatest idea by Donald Trump yet.

[berthabridges]

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