DOGE pillages another federal agency in the dead of night [View all]
There’s nothing like waking up to the news these days to find out that yet another horrible thing has happened under the radar while we were busy worrying about all of the other dreadful things.
Last week, with no notice or fanfare, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum signed over his agency to the so-called Department of Government Efficiency—the latest step in DOGE’s takeover of the federal government.
Burgum is probably best known for his lackluster presidential bid that involved literally bribing people with gift cards so he could qualify for the first GOP primary debate. After that flamed out, he became a big supporter of Donald Trump’s and was ostensibly on the shortlist for vice president. Of course, that was never actually going to happen because Burgum doesn’t have the viciousness required of Trump’s VP.
Instead, Burgum settled for the Department of the Interior, which was supposedly a good fit because he’s outdoorsy. He’s also stupendously rich, which also seems to be a qualification for Trump’s inner circle. But Burgum wasn’t really all that interested in leading the department, given that he just handed over the reins to DOGE staffer Tyler Hassen.
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