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President Trump has brought in members of his Cabinet to discuss how to effectively enact the cuts proposed by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
In a Truth Social post on Thursday, Trump praised the effort of the agency and its leadership under Elon Musk. He also announced he had met with his Cabinet and sought to incorporate the proposals of DOGE for each department.
“The Golden Age of America has just begun! Over the past six weeks, our Administration has delivered on promises like no Administration before it, always putting America First!” Trump said. “DOGE has been an incredible success, and now that we have my Cabinet in place, I have instructed the Secretaries and Leadership to work with DOGE on Cost Cutting measures and Staffing.”
The cost-cutting efforts of DOGE have been met with high levels of public approval. However, there have been some legal challenges and backlash to the DOGE recommendations for firing federal employees.
Trump said he encouraged the Secretaries of each department to use the findings of DOGE to make informed decisions, particularly when it came to issues of staffing.
“As the Secretaries learn about, and understand, the people working for the various Departments, they can be very precise as to who will remain, and who will go,” Trump said. “We say the ‘scalpel’ rather than the ‘hatchet.’ The combination of them, Elon, DOGE, and other great people will be able to do things at a historic level.”
Trump suggested the agencies will continue to work with DOGE as they look to trim waste and increase productivity.
“We just had a meeting with most of the Secretaries, Elon, and others, and it was a very positive one. It’s very important that we cut levels down to where they should be, but it’s also important to keep the best and most productive people,” Trump said. “We’re going to have these meetings every two weeks until that aspect of this very necessary job is done.”
Trump praised those involved and emphasized the unity within his administration around achieving a common goal.
“The relationships between everybody in that room are extraordinary. They all want to get to the exact same place, which is, simply, to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” Trump said.