Rep. Crockett Derides Idea of DOGE Dividend for Americans

Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, derided the idea of returning some of the money found by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to Americans in the form of dividend payments.

Thus far, the DOGE cost-cutting initiative claims it has discovered $55 billion in wasted tax dollars, and President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is considering “giving 20% back to the American citizens” and putting “20% back to pay down debt.”

Crockett told ABC News the president is “just telling a lie,” adding that Trump was “not the one who had anything to do with the $1,200 refunds that people had during the midst of COVID.”

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