But Bessent lauded Musk's efforts to cut government spending and said "DOGE is not going to fail," unlike previous government efficiency drives such as the Grace Commission in the

Back in August, as speculation about a potential Elon Musk cabinet position began swirling, I wrote that the notion was laughable because a) you can’t work on government matters that affect your own personal finances,

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has laid waste to USAID, an international development agency that spends tens of billions of dollars on aid across the world. Its wholly unjustified demise could result in the death of "thousands,