The DOGE employees defended the effort to cut "useless agencies."
Q: Do you regret that people might have lost critical income to support their lives? DOGE staffer: No, I think it was more important to reduce the federal deficit. Q: Did DOGE reduce the federal deficit? DOGE staffer: No, we didn't.
-- FactPost (@factpostnews.bsky.social) Mar 17, 2026 at 11:29 AM
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