DeSantis claims ‘the Swamp’ killed Trump’s DOGE initiative that promised to save Americans trillions

FloridaGov.RonDeSantisblamed“theSwamp”fortheearlydisbandmentoftheDepartmentofGovernmentEfficiency(DOGE),theTrumpadministrationinitiativeformerlyspearheadedbyElonMusk. “DOGEfoughttheSwampandtheSwampwon,”DeSantissaidSundayinapostonX,referencingPresidentDonaldTrump’s“draintheswamp”campaignslogan. EarlierSunday,ReutersreportedthatDOGEhadbeendissolvedwitheightmonthsstillremainingonitscontract.Muskinitiallyledtheagency,callingit“thechainsawforbureaucracy,”untilsteppingdowninMay. TheOfficeofPersonnelManagement(OPM)hastakenovermanyofDOGE’sfunctions,accordingtoReuters.Itwillnolongerfunctionasa“centralizedagency,”saidOPMDirectorScottKupor. TrumpinJanuaryestablishedDOGEbyexecutiveorderinaneffortto“maximizegovernmentalefficiencyandproductivity”and“bringaccountabilityandtransparencytofederalspending.” Muskhadclaimedthedepartmentcouldtrimatleast$2trillionfromthefederalb