DOGE

DOGE Claimed $110 Billion in Spending Cuts That Couldn't Be Verified, Audit Finds

The DOGE project was the second Trump administration's best idea. Unfortunately, it was terribly executed.

Eric Boehm | 8.6.2026 3:00 PM

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When Elon Musk and President Donald Trump launched the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), they promised to cut trillions in federal spending and bring the receipts.

In the end, they didn't cut nearly as much as was promised.

As for the "wall of receipts" that DOGE highlighted on its website? Many of those seem to have been exaggerated, fabricated, or impossible to verify, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

In all, $110 billion of DOGE's claimed savings could not be verified by GAO auditors. That doesn't mean those savings did not occur, but it certainly underscores the chaotic........

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