Almost Gone, Never Forgotten

The Master Class in Failure: Trump & Musk’s DOGE Disaster

The most predictable government fiasco since the 2016 election itself, America’s favorite megalomaniac billionaire has concluded his government stint with characteristic bombast. Elon Musk, armed with his “Department of Government Efficiency” and President Trump’s blessing to swing his “hatchet” indiscriminately, has announced his magnificent achievement: saving taxpayers $150 billion.

Let’s put that in perspective: Trump and Musk promised Americans savings of $1 trillion. Then $2 trillion. At rallies, the dynamic duo practically guaranteed DOGE dividend checks in mailboxes across America. What happened? The same thing that happens with every Trump-branded venture and every Musk timeline: the reality collapsed under the weight of hyperbole. That $150 billion — a mere 15% of the already downgraded promise — looks suspiciously like the kind of accounting that got Trump through six corporate bankruptcies.