A 2011 video of then-President Barack Obama decrying government waste and appointing then-Vice President Joe Biden to lead his “Campaign to Cut Spending” has resurfaced, prompting Elon Musk to say it “sounds exactly like” the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Biden's words:
There’s a new standard by which the government is going to function this point on. The American people are entitled to transparency. Look, a lot of this depends on new, sophisticated methods, but it also, we know, depends on relentless focus, on making this a priority. A focus that can’t be delegated. We’re holding ourselves accountable, and we’re deeply committed and focused on making government function better. We’re not just eliminating fraud and waste. We hope to be instilling an entire new culture that not only our administration, but every succeeding administration will, in fact, pursue. We’re going to give you the government you expect and deserve.
They couldn't do it... but why? Was it because of all the special interest money that would stop flowing into the Democrat coffers? Or, those were just words and Obama was never serious. Now that someone is SERIOUS about giving taxpayers transparency, suddenly the Democrats come unglued at the idea.
Obama and Biden’s announcement came with the signing of an executive order titled “Delivering an Efficient, Effective, and Accountable Government,” which established the Government Accountability and Transparency (GAT) Board — with goals similar to Trump and Musk’s DOGE.
The GAT Board lacked significant follow-through and ultimately fell apart, leaving American taxpayers on the hook for what DOGE has uncovered since Trump established it via executive order on his first day back in office.
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