Some Kind Words for DOGE, and a Warning

Last night in Charleston, S.C., I spoke to an excellent group of right-minded people, and offered some praise for the new Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.

Credit where it is due: President Donald Trump, who never really seemed like that much of a fiscal hawk in his first term, established DOGE and has actually made cutting wasteful spending a priority – or at least for the first 81 days of his presidency. As we’ve learned, you never know what Trump is going to do. Maybe this won’t last.

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Last night in Charleston, S.C., I spoke to an excellent group of right-minded people, and offered some praise for the new Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.

Credit where it is due: President Donald Trump, who never really seemed like that much of a fiscal hawk in his first term, established DOGE and has actually made cutting wasteful spending a priority – or at least for the first 81 days of his presidency. As we’ve learned, you never know what Trump is going to do. Maybe this won’t last.