Jon Stewart opened his Monday night monologue by celebrating the Department of Government Efficiency for doing its job. "DOGE has finally rooted out one of America's least efficient government workers and marked him for dismissal,

Despite speculation of political friction, Elon Musk’s departure from the Department of Government Efficiency was expected. He was appointed as a Special Government Employee, a category created

Musk faced the normal challenges when it came to cutting government spending. Even if he claimed he was only rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse, he was charged with wanting to slash Social Security and Medicare benefits.