WSJ: Trump and Musk Achieve More Government Cuts in Weeks Than Reagan Did in Years
The Wall Street Journal said that Americans are weary of Democrats’ “DOGE-inspired screeching” over the dramatic downsizing of the government under Donald Trump and Elon Musk. According to the article, in just 3.5 weeks, the duo has accomplished more in reducing bureaucracy than former President Ronald Reagan managed in eight years.
The article highlights that Trump made no secret of his intentions during the 2024 campaign, explicitly promising to give Musk “a broom to clean out the Augean stables of the administrative state.” Now, with his election victory, the American people have endorsed this aggressive overhaul of federal bureaucracy.
For decades, conservatives have envisioned slashing government size but struggled to follow through. The WSJ concludes that Trump and Musk have finally succeeded where others failed, setting a new precedent for Republican governance.
