Billionaire Elon Musk is at the helm of US President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, established to slash massive amounts of government spending as fast as possible.
In just weeks they’ve dismantled agencies, cancelled programs and attempted to lay off tens of thousands of government workers.
Everyone agrees that the US government is a mess, that it’s spending more than it earns and something should be done. And yet, there are mass protests across America against what Musk is doing.
This week on If You’re Listening, can DOGE do what Musk and Trump say it will do?
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