Ramaswamy also said “massive cuts” are expected among federal contractors “and others who are overbilling the federal government.”
“I think people will be surprised by, I think, how quickly we’re able to move with some of those changes, given the legal backdrop the Supreme Court has given us,” he added.
DOGE has been a topic of significant social media discussion over the past several weeks:
Elon Musk, the other candidate chosen to lead DOGE, is among those in Trump’s orbit who have shared their thoughts about the purview of the new entity, which will not be an official department within the U.S. government.
As Business Insider reported:
Trump has long been preoccupied with cutting what he sees as Washington’s waste and fraud.
“The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will ultimately be staffed and dedicated to this mission,” Brian Hughes, a spokesperson for Trump’s transition team, told BI in a statement.
Quoting former Rep. Barney Frank, Kamarck said that excess federal spending is “marbled” throughout the budget, like fat throughout a steak, making the DOGE’s desired $2 trillion in cuts tricky.
“It just doesn’t work, unless you decide to start cutting Social Security benefits or Medicare, at which point all hell breaks loose,” she told BI. “And you know, the bromance between Trump and Musk will end very quickly.”
Known for streamlining efficiency at his companies, Musk says he wants to cut bureaucracy, shrink the federal workforce, and trim the number of federal agencies down to no more than 99 (there are currently more than 440).
Here’s a clip of Ramaswamy’s latest remarks on the matter:
