Elon Musk and the Useless Spending-Cut Theater of DOGE

埃隆·马斯克与无谓削减开支的DOGE戏剧表演

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2025-03-05

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The columnist David French speaks with a fellow fiscal conservative about what the Department of Government Efficiency should actually be doing.
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