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Elon Musk responded to criticism of his Department of
Government Efficiency (DOGE) by sharing a resurfaced video of former President
Barack Obama announcing a nearly identical initiative over a decade ago.
On his X platform, Musk reposted a 2011 video of Obama
launching the "Campaign to Reduce Waste," an initiative to reduce
unnecessary government spending. Musk captioned it, noting the similarities:
"Sounds exactly like DOGE."
In the video, Obama even joked that he was putting then-Vice
President Joe Biden in charge of the campaign, saying, "Nobody messes with
Joe."