US Edition‘A shell of our former self’: How Trump and Musk’s spending cuts are hampering US government readiness amid the Iran war
Cuts removed over 1,300 State Department staff and reduced readiness during Iran strikes, while a 24/7 task force aided 23,000 Americans amid evacuations, officials said.
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Donald Trump, Elon Musk’s DOGE cuts hamper US preparedness amid war with Iran: Report
Donald Trump empowered Elon Musk’s DOGE to cut federal spending and jobs, but critics say the moves weakened US readiness for crises, cyber threats and evacuations abroad. As the Iran war unfolds, officials are questioning whether the cuts have harmed national security and emergency response.
Trump’s 'aggressive' federal cuts left America 'dangerously exposed': experts
After Donald Trump returned to the White House on January 20, 2025, his administration — with the help of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), then led by Elon Musk — carried out a program of aggressive downsizing at federal government agencies. Trump insisted that his goal was to attack "waste, fraud and abuse." But critics, at the time, argued that the mass layoffs were depriving those agencies of valuable expertise.Now, with the Un…
‘A shell of our former self’: How Trump and Musk’s spending cuts are hampering US government readiness amid the Iran war
Government cuts under Trump’s second term weakened U.S. emergency, security, and foreign response capabilities, now under scrutiny amid Middle East conflict.
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