Summary
Former White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney dismissed the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) as a “PR campaign,” noting it lacks statutory authority and cannot implement changes independently.
While praising Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s goals to cut bureaucracy and waste, Mulvaney emphasized DOGE must rely on Congress or the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to enact reforms.
He highlighted Russ Vought, the incoming OMB Director, as important to the initiative’s success, despite Musk and Ramaswamy’s higher profiles.
Yes, Russ Vought will be the one whose actually in charge of budgeting and costing policies, and he’s worse than Musk and Ramaswamy.
He was a co-author of Project 2025.
Yeah, I feel Elonia and Ramaswamy are only there to divert attention to them, while the actual work will be done.