There is arguably nothing that better illustrates the chaotic and borderline-nihilistic nature of Donald Trump ’s presidency — particularly during his wild second term — than the brief reign of terror carried out by the Department of Government Efficiency . DOGE has now been officially put out of existence about halfway through the 18-month lease on life it was given by a Trump executive order , but long after it ceased to function as a significant presence in Washington, D.C. It was a disaster, then a zombie, and now it’s dead.

Though pro-Trump media tried to retroactively justify the out-of-nowhere department ( grafted onto a minor federal IT office left over from the Obama administration) as a reflection of extremely vague Trump ’24 promises to reduce the size and cost of the

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