Trump floating to return 20% of DOGE savings to the American people

President Donald Trump drove the idea to deliver 20% of the savings of the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) directly to the American people on Wednesday.

Said Trump 20% of the savings could be delivered to American citizens in personal checks to tax -paying households, while another 20% would be used to pay the national debt.

“There is even a new concept in consideration where we give 20% of DOGE savings to American citizens, and 20% go to paying debts because the figures are incredible,” Trump said reporters during an event in Miami Beach, Florida.

Users on X, formerly Twitter, first threw the idea of ​​a “doge dividend” to Elon Musk earlier this week, which suggests that payments of $ 5,000. The owner of the billionaire Tesla said that he would “contact the president” about the plan.

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A reporter asked Trump About the proposal directly during the event of Wednesday evening in Florida.

“I think it’s great,” said Trump. “A dividend of 20%, so to speak, for the money we save by going behind the waste, fraud and abuse and all other things that happen. I think it’s a great idea.”

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Trump also suggested that according to NBC News, the dividend could serve as an incentive for Americans to report government waste, according to NBC News.

So far, Doge claims that they have saved through around $ 55 billion via cuts to USAID, The Ministry of Education and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. However, some of DOGE’s cost -saving efforts are under the legal challenge.

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DOGE is currently planned to exist until July 4, 2026, after which the organization will be dissolved.

Trump has not clarified what his administration would do with the remaining 60% of the Doge savings if he continues with the plan.