Senator Bernie Sanders confirmed his assist for US President-elect Donald Trump‘s Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE) initiative on Sunday, specializing in its potential to handle Pentagon spending. Sanders raised issues concerning the Pentagon’s finances and up to date audit failures.
“Elon Musk is true. The Pentagon, with a finances of $886 billion, simply failed its seventh audit in a row. It’s misplaced monitor of billions,” Sanders posted on X. He linked his assist to the necessity for change in federal and defence spending. “Final 12 months, solely 13 senators voted in opposition to the Navy Industrial Advanced and a protection finances stuffed with waste and fraud. That should change,” he added.
Trump appointed Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to steer DOGE, which goals to determine wasteful spending throughout the authorities. The initiative is about to conclude its work by July 4, 2026. DOGE will work with the White Home and Workplace of Administration and Price range, however it’s not a proper authorities division.
The Division of Defence just lately introduced its seventh consecutive audit failure. The division obtained $824.3 billion in authorities funding for the 2024 fiscal 12 months. Pentagon officers mentioned that the audit didn’t reveal vital fraud, as reported by the New York Publish.
Sanders has persistently criticised US protection spending. His stance aligns with different progressives who advocate for elevated social spending. Consultant Ro Khanna additionally expressed willingness to collaborate on lowering wasteful spending throughout the Division of Defence. Consultant Jared Moskowitz recommended DOGE must also study the Division of Homeland Safety.
As a claimed leftist and working-class advocate with shut ties to the Democratic Get together, Sanders’ assist for DOGE, a brand new coverage beneath the Trump administration, sparked blended reactions on social media platform X, with responses from Elon Musk, Matt Gaetz and netizens.
Moreover, Musk’s America tremendous PAC mentioned, “Wise spending shouldn’t be a partisan problem. Most people helps DOGE holding authorities accountable to spend taxpayer cash extra properly.”
