The former employee criticizes Doge: – I want the Americans to understand that It is a ball that destroysnot a scalpel – said Merici Vinton at the CNN station, criticizing The program of dismissals of newly employed employeeswho was launched by the president USA Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk. The woman started working at United States Digital Service (USDS) in 2021 and dismissed in March 2025. The agency during the presidency of Trump was transformed into a dog (Efficiency Department River).
Two teams: Vinton said that during the transformation of USDS into Doge there were two separate teams. USDS employees dealt with IT projects and were afraid of dismissals, and employees new Doge conducted short talks with people employed in the existing USDS to make hopper cuts. In her opinion, the dog destroys solutionswhich are to make life easier for Americans, and the reconstruction of this will be “extremely difficult”.
Release process: Merici Vinton revealed that on February 14 the agency was released 43 people. However, after less than two weeks in protest abandoned the work of 21 more employees. The woman emphasized that she was not sure who actually exercises power in Doge, and Elona Muska never met personally.
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Source: CNN