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DOGE Staffer Admits Under Oath: "No, We Didn't" Reduce the Deficit
In a viral deposition, a DOGE employee was asked "Did you reduce the federal deficit?" and replied "No, we didn't." The original $2T goal fell to $200B, then nothing. The chaos cost taxpayers an estimated $135 billion.
$70 Million DHS Jet with Private Bedroom for Noem and Lewandowski
DHS leased a $70M Boeing 737 MAX with a private cabin/bedroom in the rear — twice the cost of all seven other deportation planes combined. Noem and Lewandowski traveled together in the private cabin. Lewandowski fired a pilot over a blanket.
$220 Million No-Bid DHS Ad Campaign Starring Kristi Noem
$220M in no-bid taxpayer-funded "self-deportation" ads featured Noem on horseback at Mount Rushmore. One contractor was created 11 days before receiving $143M. The key subcontractor's CEO was married to the DHS official who funded the contracts.
HHS Secretary Tom Price: $1 Million in Private Jet Travel
Self-described fiscal hawk Tom Price resigned after spending nearly $1 million in taxpayer-funded private jet flights — some covering distances as short as DC to Philadelphia. He offered to reimburse only $52,000.