Elon Musk’s government efficiency agency, DOGE, meant to cut trillions, ended up boosting federal spending by $220 billion and causing over 600,000 deaths by halting critical USAID programs. Musk bailed by May, leaving a faction-ridden mess that collapsed so hard the White House now insists DOGE simply doesn’t exist. Turns out, running government like a startup just crashes into Congress—and lives get wrecked in the process.