Donald Trump and Elon Musk face increased headwinds in federal budgets and staffing attempts after two judges opposed the firing of the probationary committee after two judges revealed strong disapproval due to Musk’s so-called “government efficiency” (DOGE) and strong disapproval of Tesla’s work.
Nevertheless, the collecting effect of the cut was shown by the news that federal agencies will begin opening hundreds of offices across the country this summer.
The Associated Press reported that dozens of federal leases are expected to end by June 30, with hundreds more going on in the next few months, citing internal documents from the General Services Agency (GSA).
The GSA did not comment. However, the AP reported that some agencies and lawmakers have appealed to exempt certain buildings. Several lease cancellations are faced with the Internal Revenue Service, Social Security Agency, the Department of Agriculture and the US Geological Survey.
Less known agencies facing problems include the Burial Bureau, which oversees water supplies and handles Western conflicts, and the Railroad Retirement Committee, which provides benefits to rail workers and their survivors.
“Some agencies have said: “I haven’t left. We cannot leave,” Chad Becker, a former GSA official who currently represents the owner of the building with government leases, told the Associated Press. “I think there will be periods of pushback, periods of distrust, and if necessary, they may start working on implementing the actual move.”
Doge said the GSA is planning to close the 793 lease to landlords, and can be completed within a few months, primarily without penalty. Doge estimates that such a move will in some cases save around $500 million over continuing leases in the 2030s.
Musk’s publicly stated its $1 billion cost-cutting target, but the $500 million figure does not take into account the costs of movement and closures.
“My first reaction is that this will cause more confusion,” Arizona accountant Jim Simpson, who is sitting at an IRS panel defending taxpayers, told the Associated Press. “There’s a lot of room to help government efficiency, but it needs to be done surgically, not chainsaws.”
The billionaire technological mogul Musk is posing with a chainsaw, a trope borrowed from Argentine right-wing populist president Javier Miley.
As the truth is in the overjoyed, intense attacks by giving two Nazi-style salutes during Trump’s inauguration, Musk reposted a message Thursday denounced government workers the atrocities committed by the totalitarian regime of the 20th century.
“Stalin, Mao and Hitler didn’t kill millions of people,” Post said. “Their public sector workers did that.”
The mask did not add any comments. However, a new Kinnipiac University poll suggested that there may be a cause to consider whether his willingly polishing actions help him achieve his goals.
“Sixty percent of voters disapprove of the way Elon Musk and …Doge deal with workers employed by the federal government, and 36% have approved it,” Quinnipiac said.
The poll also reported “broad partisan divisions,” with 77% of Republicans in favor of Musk and Kuji, while 16% disapproved, while 96% of Democrats disapproved.
Polls showed that 54% of all voters believe masks and clumsy are damaging the country, while 40% believe efforts are helpful.
Quinnipiac has discovered a public division as to who will be blamed for government shutdowns if it arises to pass new spending measures after a late-night deadline on Friday.
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Quinnipiac said: “If government shutdowns occur, 32% of voters say they will blame Democrats in Congress, while 31% say they will blame Republicans in Congress the most.
Senate Democrats are key to avoiding closure as Republicans who control 53-47 Republicans who control the room must meet the 60 vote threshold. New York’s Chuck Schumer, the Democratic minority leader, attracted widespread opposition from his party when he said he would vote on Thursday to pass a fundraising package to allow Trump and Musk to do more damage at his discretion.
Schumer said: “Under the closure, the Trump administration will have full authority to view the entire agency, its programs and personnel as essential staff without committing to being re-employed.”
Elsewhere on Thursday, two federal judges opposed Musk and Doj.
In U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Judge William H. Alsup ruled that dismissed probation employees must be dedicated to work. Such employees have been fired so far.
Alsup says that when it comes to Doge shootings in the Department of Defense, Agriculture, Energy, Interior and Veterans Affairs and Treasury, the process Doge uses is “fake” and “it’s a sad, sad day. Our government fires good employees and says it’s based on performance. When they know well, that’s a lie.”
In Maryland, District Judge James Bredahl has curbed an order that temporarily suppresses shootings at 18 agencies, including the Department of Education.
On social media, Treasury Secretary Scott Bescent defended Musk’s work.
“The “E” in Doge is efficiency,” he said. “It’s not exclusion. It’s not extinction. We’re trying to improve the government for the American people and make it right size. The government can do a better job for the American people at a better price.”
But Breder aimed for a high-tech approach that was influenced by masks. “Do you move faster? Okay. Break things? If it involves breaking the law, it becomes a problem.”
The Associated Press contributed to reporting
