Last night, Fox News’ Bret Baier sat down with the leaders of DOGE who, many for the first time, were recognized for working on the government efficiency project. For all the hand-wringing over DOGE, viewers will come away with a different understanding than they have been fed by political opposition and a legacy media desperate for drama, and earn an appreciation of the work these technologists are doing.
These aren’t slash and burn corporate takeover specialists. They are people who have started and run successful businesses, employ Americans, and advance a productive economy. They have lives and families far away from Washington and are answering a call to public service to make the experience their fellow citizens have with their government easier.
This is clearly something both sides can agree is needed. During the media tour for their new book “Abundance,” author Ezra Klein detailed the maddening steps the government required for the deployment of broadband internet service to rural and other non-connected parts of the country. It had Jon Stewart pulling his hair out.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said it perfectly: The “GE” in DOGE isn’t for “government extinction” or “government elimination”, it’s “government efficiency”. While we aren’t naive enough to think one interview with quiet the critics, it does plant a flag that all fair-minded policymakers should run towards.
