The Florida governor said he tried to return the money during the Biden administration, but it couldn’t “figure out how to accept it.”
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has said his state returned $878 million to the federal government on Friday, which it had tried and failed to do during former President Joe Biden’s administration, following a meeting with Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) chief Elon Musk.Why It Matters
President Donald Trump formed DOGE, which is not an official government department despite its name, shortly after his inauguration on January 20, and he placed it under the direction of Musk, a billionaire tech tycoon and his close political ally.
DOGE’s mission is to cut back on what Trump and Musk view as wasteful government spending, and its actions—such as firing thousands of federal employees and gutting the U.S. Agency for International Development—have sparked controversy.What To Know
On Friday, DeSantis shared part of a letter his office sent to the Treasury Department earlier that day on X, formerly Twitter, which said he was returning $878,112,000 in federal funding provided to Florida “as part of DOGE’s efforts.
