Trump’s Budget Hawk Takes Over DOGE Agenda

Trump’s Budget Hawk Takes Over DOGE Agenda

“Russ Vought, President Trump’s top budget official, is looking to lock in many of Elon Musk’s cost-cutting efforts once the billionaire CEO steps aside from government,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “A key part of his plan: steamrolling Congress.” “Vought, the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, has already drawn the ire of Republican national security hawks by insisting that military spending receive increases only…

Dems already hate the guy slated to take over DOGE for Musk. Big surprise! · American Wire News

As Elon Musk moves on from his role at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the man slated to take his place has already exploded liberal heads in the past. The left’s hatred for Musk cannot be understated, as the violent attacks against Tesla owners and dealerships have demonstrated, but there is no doubt their distaste for the man set to take over operations at DOGE will be just as extreme. Russell Vought, President Donald Trump’s d…

Trump’s Budget Hawk Takes Over the DOGE Agenda. First Up: The Military…

Trump’s Budget Hawk Takes Over the DOGE Agenda. First Up: The Military.

By Ken Thomas, Scott Patterson and Lindsay Wise Key Points* Russ Vought aims to cement Elon Musk’s cost-cutting measures after Musk departs from government. * Vought faces Republican opposition over plans to increase military spending only via budget reconciliation. * The White House seeks to cut $163 billion in nondefense spending and revive efforts to ease regulation. WASHINGTON—Russ Vought, President Trump’s top budget official, is looking t…