2d ago

Donald Trump puts DOGE on a leash

www.huffpost.com Donald Trump Puts DOGE On A Leash

The president said he wanted members of his Cabinet to take charge of cutting spending and firing people.

Summary

Trump has signaled a shift in DOGE's operations, instructing Cabinet Secretaries to work with Musk on more precise cost-cutting measures, using a "scalpel rather than the hatchet."

This follows legal setbacks, including a judge ruling that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), controlled by Musk, likely illegally directed mass firings, prompting the office to change its guidance.

While Trump maintains Musk will still "do the cutting" if Cabinet members don't, critics like Norm Eisen argue this "attempted backtrack" acknowledges previous actions were illegal.

Multiple lawsuits challenge Musk's appointment as unconstitutional, with one judge noting concern about "unchecked authority of an unelected individual."

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More accurate title would be "Trump says random words to try to save face". Current title makes Trump sound almost good
- That’s exactly what it is. The media continues their propagandist support of the worlds worst diaper shitter and human. Which is wild considering it’s HufPo.
  
  Which is wild considering it’s HufPo.
  Not so wild anymore. They just announced massive layoffs (22% of their newsroom) and the Editor-in-chief resigned saying that the company was "bowing to MAGA."
  Apparently Vivek Ramaswarmy is a minority shareholder and has been pushing the company right, from my point of view, while supposedly trying to "find a way toward a successful exit of his BuzzFeed investment", whatever the fuck that means.
  Link is to archive so as not to give New York Post any clicks.

Writers have been sitting on the stupid headlines for months just waiting for the chance to use it.
Much rather they muzzle Doge. Better yet, it’s rabid just put it down.

What did President Elon Musk have to say about this?

a 24,901 mile leash

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