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Trump and Musk’s public attacks on each other add to questions about DOGE’s accomplishments, future

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Trump and Musk’s public attacks on each other add to questions about DOGE’s accomplishments, future

Budget & Tax, Budget Process, Debt & Deficit, In The News,  | In The News
Jun 5, 2025 | 1 min read | Print Article

This article by Madison Czopek, Amy Sherman first appeared in PolitiFact on June 5, 2025

"Even for grants and contracts that DOGE cut, the claimed savings may never be realized," Joshua Sewell, a federal budget expert at Taxpayers for Common Sense, said.

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