Sen. Jim Justice: DOGE Mowed ‘Past the Fence’

One new Republican U.S. senator says Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency probably have mowed “past the fence” a bit with some of their government cuts.

While supporting DOGE’s efforts overall, Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., said the group’s reduction in federal spending has gone too far at times, Axios reported.

“It is impossible to not mow past the fence in some areas,” said Justice, a former Democrat who won former Sen. Joe Manchin’s seat in November.

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