{"id":4146,"date":"2025-02-12T15:48:37","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T15:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regjoeshow.com\/?p=4146"},"modified":"2025-02-12T15:49:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T15:49:11","slug":"doge-findings-of-government-waste-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regjoeshow.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/12\/doge-findings-of-government-waste-so-far\/","title":{"rendered":"DOGE Findings of Government Waste (So Far)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been busy cleaning up wasteful government spending since the Trump Administration took over on January 20th. The amounts of taxpayers&#8217; money that has been used to fund ridiculous things abroad, not even in the US, is astounding. 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