{"id":2401978,"date":"2025-02-12T16:37:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T21:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doge-brought-receipts-leavitts-list-of-waste-found-by-musk-and-team\/"},"modified":"2025-02-12T16:37:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T21:37:46","slug":"doge-brought-receipts-leavitts-list-of-waste-found-by-musk-and-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doge-brought-receipts-leavitts-list-of-waste-found-by-musk-and-team\/","title":{"rendered":"DOGE brought receipts: Leavitt\u2019s list of waste found by Musk and team"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdoge-brought-receipts-leavitts-list-of-waste-found-by-musk-and-team%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2401978&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses \u200bthe White House&#8217;s support for\u2062 Elon Musk and\u200c his initiative known as\u2063 DOGE,which aims to\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">reduce federal\u200c government \u2062waste<\/a>.\u2063 During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-extends-southern-california-stay-at-home-order-for-at-least-another-three-weeks\/\" title=\"Newsom Extends Southern California Stay-at-Home Order For at Least Another Three Weeks\">press briefing<\/a>, \u200dWhite House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt defended Musk against claims of lack of transparency, asserting \u200cthat DOGE is openly publishing details about contracts under\u200d scrutiny and \u200dpayments being\u200c halted.\u200d Leavitt presented examples of what she categorized as fraudulent\u2062 and wasteful contracts, highlighting spending related to\u200d diversity \u200cprograms \u2064and climate\u200b initiatives that do not serve American\u200d interests. She emphasized\u200d the\u200d management&#8217;s commitment to transparency and the pace at \u2062which DOGE is working to identify and \u200daddress \u200cgovernment \u2063inefficiencies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">DOGE brought receipts: Leavitt&rsquo;s list of waste found by Musk and team<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1992333\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House<\/a> is backing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a>, the billionaire entrepreneur and head of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-government-efficiency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a>, with a long list of receipts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Press secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karoline-leavitt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Karoline Leavitt<\/a> criticized complaints that Musk and DOGE have lacked transparency as he and his aides seek to reduce the size of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/better-than-expected-u-s-economy-added-638000-jobs-in-october-unemployment-dropped-to-6-9\/\" title=\"Better Than Expected: U.S. Economy Added 638,000 Jobs in October, Unemployment Dropped to 6.9%\">federal government<\/a> and the amount of money it spends.<\/p>\n<p>In his and DOGE&rsquo;s defense, Leavitt cited DOGE&rsquo;s X account and website, through which DOGE publishes &ldquo;the receipts of the contracts that they are reviewing and the payments that they have stopped from going out the door,&rdquo; during Wednesday&rsquo;s press briefing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Elon Musk is the richest man in the world,&rdquo; she told reporters. &ldquo;He is also now one of the most highly scrutinized men in the world, alongside President Trump, because of what he&rsquo;s doing and the access that he is allowing. Let me be very clear, we are not trying to hide anything. We have been incredibly transparent, and we will continue to be.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-say-bidens-female-led-comms-is-a-first-trump-has-that-now\/\" title=\"Media Say Biden&#039;s Female-Led Comms Is A First. Trump Has That Now\">press secretary<\/a> then produced printouts of examples of contracts she called &ldquo;fraudulent,&rdquo; &ldquo;wasteful,&rdquo; and &ldquo;abuse of the American taxpayer&rsquo;s dollar,&rdquo; including agreements for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/race-and-diversity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">diversity program<\/a> spending by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/policy\/immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services<\/a> and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/climate-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">climate<\/a>-related initiative in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What is this doing to continue the interests of the American people? Absolutely nothing,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;These are the line items across the federal government that DOGE is identifying daily. They&rsquo;re moving very fast. There&rsquo;s a lot of paper that we can show you, but we&rsquo;re happy to do it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Here are the contracts that Leavitt held up during the briefing:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"scribd_iframe_embed\" title=\"DOGE Reciepts\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/embeds\/827368018\/content?start_page=1&amp;view_mode=scroll&amp;access_key=key-LPFL2waqLhMNnVBdq7sP\" data-auto-height=\"false\" data-aspect-ratio=\"0.7729220222793488\" scrolling=\"no\" id=\"doc_97587\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1992333\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1992333\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DOGE presents evidence: Leavitt highlights waste identified by Musk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2401979,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Leavitt-DOGE-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[23466,10623,6053],"class_list":["post-2401978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-doge","tag-leavitt","tag-waste"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Leavitt-DOGE-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2401978"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401978\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2401982,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401978\/revisions\/2401982"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2401979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2401978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2401978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2401978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}