DOGE Saved $1.4 Billion — Less Than 5% of What They Claimed, Shocking Analysis Finds

Zachary Leeman Aug 13th, 2025, 10:22 am

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DOGE “drastically exaggerated” its government spending cuts and saved just a fraction of what they are boasting, a new deep-dive analysis from Politico found.

Politico’s Jessie Blaeser dove into public data and federal spending records for a report that accuses DOGE of using “faulty math” to overstate their massive savings calculations. According to the DOGE website , the agency estimates it saved more than $200 billion overall, which they say equates to more than $1,000 for every taxpayer. That total number comes from slashing workforces, cancelling contracts and grants, and more.

Of the billions in contracts that were cancele

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