NEW: Vivek Ramaswamy says entire government agencies will be axed under DOGE, says cuts will be achieved through executive action.
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Vivek Ramaswamy said on this weekās broadcast of FNCās āSunday Morning Futuresā that the soon-to-be-formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will ādeleteā some government agencies.
Ramaswamy said, āOver the last 40 years, even conservatives, weāve talked a big game for 40 years about cutting the federal government, about reducing the scope of the federal government. Politicians havenāt been able to do it. And so Elon and I, weāre not politicians. Weāre businessmen. Weāre coming at it from the outside. Sometimes, if you go inside, you become native to the system.ā
He added, āIĀ applaud President Trump forĀ setting this up forĀ success. But I come back to theĀ principle.Ā in the early months, score quickĀ wins through executive theĀ action, show what can be done,Ā and then I think weāll lay theĀ groundwork for Congress to haveĀ to take meaningful steps for theĀ future. AĀ lot of these discussions areĀ theoretical to do cut differentĀ entitlement programs orĀ whatever. Letās start with the fact thatĀ there is massive waste, fraudĀ and abuse right now. Federal contractors are reallyĀ exploiting the federalĀ government. You could take haircuts acrossĀ the board, and they would be noĀ worse off for if it.ā
Host Maria Bartiromo said, āAre you going to be closing down departments?ā
Ramaswamy said, āWe expect mass reductions. We expect certain agencies to be deleted outright. We expect mass reductions in force in areas of the federal government that are bloated. We expect massive cuts of all federal contractors and others who are overbilling the federal government. So, yes, we expect all of the above.
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