
Trump issues warning about wasteful spending, orders 'radical transparency' amid DOGE probes, revelations
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President Donald Trump strongly urged government agency leaders to adopt a policy of "radical transparency" regarding their spending in a White House memo Tuesday.
The memo begins by arguing that the American government "spends too much money on programs, contracts, and grants that do not promote the interests of the American people." Andrea Margolis is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Readers can send story tips to andrea.margolis@fox.com.
"For too long, taxpayers have subsidized ideological projects overseas and domestic organizations engaged in actions that undermine the national interest," the note continues. "The American people have seen their tax dollars used to fund the passion projects of unelected bureaucrats rather than to advance the national interest."