They helped build the machine. Now, it might eat them alive.
What started as a radical mission to “drain the swamp” has turned into something far more ruthless—and far more terrifying. Staffers inside the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the brainchild of Donald Trump and former tech titan Elon Musk, are growing increasingly panicked. With Musk’s abrupt departure and a now very public feud with Trump, the people who once wielded the axe fear it’s now swinging back toward them.
DOGE was never your typical federal agency. It was a black-ops-style operation with a government badge, created to rip through bureaucracy and gut entire departments. Under Musk’s cold and calculated oversight, it obliterated programs, shredded grants, and laid waste to thousands of careers. Gone were the Department of Education, the USAID—devoured without remorse in the name of efficiency.
But the predator has lost its alpha.
Musk’s exit last month wasn’t quiet. It was the opening shot in what has now become an all-out political bloodbath. After publicly clashing with Trump over a massive tax-and-spending bill, Musk not only walked away—he torched the bridge on his way out.
“I worry with Elon gone, no one will join DOGE, and it will just slowly fade away,” former DOGE engineer Sahil Lavingia told the Wall Street Journal. “Working at DOGE felt like pushing a boulder up a mountain, and it’ll just fall back down if the work doesn’t continue.”
Inside the halls of power, unease has turned into dread. With Musk’s loyal lieutenant Steve Davis also out the door, DOGE’s ranks are fractured. Encrypted staff group chats, once used to coordinate layoffs and project shutdowns, are now filled with anxious whispers: Who’s next?
Then came Thursday. The feud went nuclear.
Trump, red-faced and furious, called Musk “crazy” and accused him of throwing a tantrum because the White House axed his beloved electric vehicle mandate. Musk fired back like a scorned tech god, accusing Trump of ingratitude, pushing for his impeachment, and threatening to ground the entire US space program. And just when you thought it couldn’t get uglier, Musk took to social media, lobbing a now-deleted accusation linking Trump to Jeffrey Epstein.
“Seems to me Elon thought he was co-president,” quipped Senator Kevin Cramer. “Everyone except Elon knew that would never happen.”
But the damage is done.
DOGE, once the terrifying symbol of Trump-era austerity, is now adrift. The White House insists the agency is alive and well, with spokesperson Harrison Fields boasting about “historic results” and $175 billion saved. But critics say that figure is more fantasy than fact—and with its architects gone and morale collapsing, DOGE may soon turn on its own.
After all, every monster eventually eats itself.
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