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Russ Vought, former OMB Director and now the man at the helm of DOGE, isn’t playing games. He confirmed to Fox News that the effort Musk helped launch is not going anywhere.
“DOGE is at work. They’re not going away,” Vought said. “I talk to them every single day.”
The unelected paper-pushers who’ve long ruled Washington behind the scenes are officially on notice. Just recently, a 30-year Interior Department official was escorted out of his office after refusing to follow DOGE directives. That’s not just house-cleaning—that’s an earthquake inside the Swamp.
According to a Politico source inside the Trump White House, the real strength of DOGE comes from its team of political appointees:
“[They] are the ‘true DNA of DOGE.’”
These appointees are staying right where they are for the duration of Trump’s presidency—and their influence is spreading fast.
While Musk brought tech-world flair to the mission, Vought brings something even more potent: deep insider knowledge of Washington’s machinery. He’s been through this before and knows exactly where the skeletons are buried.
“Everyone’s more nervous about [Vought] than Elon actually, especially because he knows government a little bit better,” one federal employee admitted to Politico. “While people are excited that Elon is gone, this doesn’t change much.”
If anything, DOGE is leaner, meaner, and now under the control of someone with a long memory and a sharper scalpel.
It’s not just talk—Trump’s Cabinet is fully backing DOGE’s vision. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. currently has six DOGE staffers operating inside HHS. Cuts are already planned at the National Institutes of Health, and employees are bracing for impact.
“DOGE is still hungry,” an NIH staffer confessed. “We’ve still got to feed the f***ing dog.”
Even with Musk officially gone, his top lieutenants, Antonio Gracias and Steve Davis, are regularly meeting with White House officials to ensure DOGE’s momentum never fades.
In his farewell remarks at the White House, Musk hinted that DOGE is becoming more than a task force—it’s becoming a movement.
“The DOGE team will only grow stronger over time. The DOGE influence will only grow stronger. It’s, I’d liken it to a sort of Buddhism. It’s like a way of life. So, it is permeating throughout the government,” Musk said.
President Trump echoed the sentiment, reminding reporters that DOGE was Musk’s “baby,” and that the billionaire entrepreneur would still be closely involved, just in a different capacity.
Musk may be gone, but DOGE isn’t packing up—far from it. It’s growing stronger, gaining allies, and cutting deeper into the federal machine. The Deep State thought it dodged a bullet. Instead, it’s facing a wrecking ball.
Washington’s days of unchecked waste and invisible corruption may finally be coming to an end—and the DOGE isn’t just barking anymore. It’s biting.
