Republican governors and state lawmakers are rushing to explicitly align themselves with or mimic some of the most prominent actions President Donald Trump has taken since he was sworn in.
As state legislatures have convened across the country in recent weeks, elected GOP officials have sought to advance bills designed to help facilitate Trump’s mass deportation plans — some of which are named after or specifically reference the president. And governors and lawmakers in at least 11 states have attempted to create their own version of the Department of Government Efficiency, the outside advisory commission that Trump put tech billionaire Elon Musk in charge of to find ways to cut federal spending.
The moves, largely centered in solidly red states, at the outset of Trump’s second term underscore the political grip he has on the GOP base and the desire of elected officials in the party to be seen as nothing less than loyal to him.
The most recent example came in Oklahoma, where Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt on Monday issued an executive order to create a “Division of Government Efficiency” (called DOGE-OK) within the state’s agency in charge of human resources and information technology.
Republican state officials have also sought to help facilitate or reinforce Trump’s hard-line immigration policies.
Posted by John3262005
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Honestly, if they still vote Republican and we know they likely will with a bit or no doubt at all, it may be good for the budget deficit if these states cut off support for their voters. A lot of people will suffer including those that did not or voted against this, but at this point staying in one of these states are rather perilous.
My state just got a DOGE hotline to report potential government waste.
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