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A small number of Democrats have signaled a willingness to work with the Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) on whatever it ends up doing.

DOGE's function remains a bit of a mystery, owing to the fact that Donald Trump is not president yet and the department does not seem to be a real department, but rather more of an advisory body.

Does this senior, anonymous Republican aide trashing @DOGE & @VivekGRamaswamy & @elonmusk happen to be someone who is pushing for a larger bloated defense budget and concerned the 5 primes may lose contracts? Asking not for a lobbyist, but the American people.

The *quality* of defense spending matters far more than the quantity. Good for @RoKhanna asking some tough questions.