The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under the Donald Trump administration on Sunday announced a series of expenditure cuts. It also canceled several other US spending, including USD 29 million allocated for \”strengthening the political landscape in Bangladesh\” and USD 10 million for \”Mozambique voluntary medical male circumcision\” BJP’s Amit Malviya took to X, responding to the announcement, stating that the $21 million allocated to voter turnout in India amounts to external interference in the country’s electoral process and questioned who would benefit from it. Established during the Trump administration, DOGE was tasked with eliminating “wasteful” government spending. However it has drawn scrutiny over its broad powers and Elon Musk”s influence. Trump recently launched a scathing attack on USAID (US Agency for International Development), alleging widespread mismanagement of funds. He asserted that the organisation’s financial dealings were dubious and called for its shutdown. He wrote: \”USAID is driving the radical left crazy, and there is nothing they can do about it because the way in which the money has been spent, so much of it fraudulently, is totally unexplainable. The corruption is at levels rarely seen before. Close it down,\” Trump wrote in a post on X.
