MSNBC host Jose Diaz Barato was surprised on Tuesday, saying that Cursorie Audit had discovered $72 billion worth of waste in Social Security.

President Donald Trump has called on Lee Dudeck, head of the Social Security Agency’s anti-combust office after Michelle King resigned after clashes with a government efficiency officer (DOGE) employee. He was appointed as agent for the agency. NBC News reporter Aaron Gilchrist told Diaz Barrato how much fraud the inspector’s report discovered. (Related: “I don’t care what the vote says”: Joe Scarborough defends “shutdown with two minutes of rant” demanding Dem.”

“Last year there was a general audit of inspectors and showed that over eight years the Social Security Administration made an inappropriate payment of nearly $72 billion, as it was less than 1% of payments for that period. ” said Gilchrist. “Now, the report states that most of these inappropriate payments are overpayments and not payments to the deceased or those who are not eligible to receive these payments.”

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“At the same time, this effort by Jose, Doge, is to go through this institution, like everyone else, and try to eliminate waste and fraud,” Gilchrist says.

President Donald Trump signature The February 11 executive order provides additional surveillance over his hiring of government employees more than three weeks later. Established The department has been in office within hours of his appointment on January 20th.

The Trump administration announced plans for a layoff targeting more than 95% of the USAID workforce on February 6, when USAID employees were at odds with New York Times officials beyond access to agency headquarters . It has been reported.

“Yeah, it’s $72 billion and there’s no comprehensive search for it, so it’s important,” a stunned Diaz Barrato told Gilchrist.

The agency, overseen by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, says about it Website Saving taxpayers an estimated $55 billion in federal spending since their establishment by eliminating unnecessary sectors and programs. Just 56% of Reuters IPSOS respondents Opinion survey President Donald Trump, who was released on February 5th, supported it. Presidential Order It freezes most foreign aid programs while the administration reassessed and reorganised foreign aid spending.

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