Federal spending went up under Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, the exact opposite of its mission.
A new report from the New York Times found that federal spending actually went up under DOGE. In fiscal year 2025, the federal government spent $7.01 trillion, while in fiscal year 2024, the federal government spent $6.95 trillion, according to data from the Treasury.
FY25 began Oct. 1, 2024 and ended Sept. 30 of this year, meaning Trump was president for the majority of the time period that saw the spending increase. Musk began his DOGE project in January under an executive order Trump signed on his Inauguration Day.
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