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Meagan O'Rourke

Elon Did DOGE. Now Mamdani Is Trying COGE.

In January of 2025, Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) promised to slash $2 trillion from the federal budget. After 10 months, the initiative, inspired by the dog meme, became a villain in Washington and only saved $215 billion (by its own estimation).

Now, the spirit of DOGE lives on, this time in Mayor Zohran Mamdani's New York City…kind of.

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