The Department of Government Efficiency, the task force spearheaded by Elon Musk, will “slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies,” according to President Donald Trump.
That’s why it was so peculiar when Public Citizen co-presidents Robert Weissman and Lisa Gilbert sent a letter to Trump transition co-chairs Howard Lutnick and Linda McMahon requesting to be appointed as members of DOGE.
Public Citizen has spent more than 50 years lobbying in opposition to everything DOGE hopes to accomplish. The Ralph Nader-founded group has pushed for more regulations, greater government spending, and higher taxes.
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