Elon Musk and DOGE Leaders Defend Controversial Cuts in Federal Workforce During Fox News Interview
Elon Musk defends DOGE's efficiency drive, announcing minimal layoffs while addressing criticism over terminating federal employees and the overhaul of key governmental processes.
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Musk acknowledge that there would be "a lot of complaints along the way" but shrugged them off.
'This is a revolution': Musk shrugs off DOGE criticism, defends department
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DOGE’s push to overhaul the government, in the name of cutting costs, boosting efficiency and rooting out waste, has resulted in thousands of federal workers being laid off or being offered a buyout, although thousands have also been reinstated following orders from judges in court.
DOGE team defends federal layoffs: ‘Almost no one has gotten fired’
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DOGE has been criticized for the speed at which it has carried out its cost-cutting campaign.
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Musk believes they can move even faster.
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The seven DOGE staffers struck a more technocratic tone than Musk often does in his rhetoric about the federal government.
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But DOGE and Musk sparked widespread backlash over their wrecking-ball approach to shrinking the government bureaucracy and dismantling a number of federal agencies.
One person was noticeably absent from Musk and DOGE's Fox News interview
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Musk and his team at Doge have rapidly accumulated power across federal agencies since inauguration day.
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Summary
In a Fox News interview, Elon Musk and Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) members addressed criticism about federal employee layoffs, asserting that most departures were voluntary. The team aims to modernize government systems, particularly the overhauled Social Security Administration. They claimed less than 0.15% of the federal workforce received notices for layoffs. Critics accuse DOGE of creating turmoil, while Musk characterized their efforts as transformative and essential for government efficiency. Recent reports indicate ongoing legal challenges to DOGE's methods amid concerns over the impact on essential services, including Social Security.
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Musk and DOGE officials defended their efficiency measures during a Fox News interview while facing criticism for their approach to managing the federal agencies, stating that 'almost no one has gotten fired'.
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