‘That doesn’t exist’: Doge reportedly quietly disbanded ahead of schedule
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Reports: DOGE Was Disbanded Early
DOGE faces conflicting reports about whether it was disbanded. Mission accomplished across agencies, or an elaborate grift that damaged government effectiveness?
Above: Elon Musk at the White House in Washington, D.C. on March 9, 2025. Image credit: Samuel Corum/Getty Images
The Spin
Republican narrative
DOGE's early disbandment proves the mission was accomplished faster than expected. The principles of deregulation, eliminating waste and making efficiency a priority have been successfully catalyzed and will now be institutionalized across agencies forever. The work continues through established government offices and should remain as aggressive as it was under Elon Musk.
Democratic narrative
As opposed to what it claimed it would accomplish and then actually got done, all DOGE did was ruin faith in cost-efficient government, civil servants' reputations, breakthrough scientific research and the lives of millions of the world's poor. It also protected Musk from having his companies regulated while costing U.S. taxpayers dearly.