Trump demands ‘radical transparency’ as DOGE exposes ‘wasteful spending’ in US gov’t

President Donald Trump issued a memorandum on Tuesday to federal agencies directing the leaders of executive departments to display “radical transparency” regarding “wasteful spending” by the federal government.

The White House released Trump’s “Radical Transparency About Wasteful Spending” memorandum on Tuesday with a warning that the U.S. government is currently spending “too much money on programs, contracts, and grants that do not promote the interests of the American people.”