You only have to look at a high level breakdown of the budget to know that DOGE is not serious. You are not going to get trillions in saving by cutting administrative overhead in various departments.
In its governmental guise, Patrimonialism is distinguished by running the state as if it were the leader’s personal property or family business.
Trump is the capo di tutti capi, the overboss of all overbosses, the Godfather.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/corruption...
It’s not about cost reduction, it’s about cutting off funding to the new administration’s political enemies