‘SNL’ Legend Applauds DOGE For Tackling ‘Astronomical’ US Debt: ‘You’d Be Shocked’

Most American voters, particularly those who supported President Donald Trump in November, are aware that the nation has a serious problem with fiscal irresponsibility.

That’s why the Department of Government Efficiency and its waste-slashing leader Elon Musk have found support across the political spectrum over the course of Trump’s first few weeks back in office.

And while most “Saturday Night Live” veterans have been preoccupied with the show’s 5oth anniversary, Jon Lovitz found time to weigh in on the federal budget, as Fox Business reported:

In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, the standup comic and former “Saturday Night Live” cast member defended the Trump administration’s efforts to curtail federal spending that he described as “astronomical.”

“Here’s the money coming in and here’s the money going out. And the money going out is astronomical and way above what’s coming in – like crazy. And if everyone would look at this – if you haven’t seen it, you’d be shocked.”

“There’s tremendous waste and they’re finding it,” Lovitz said about DOGE and President Trump. “And I think that’s a good thing.”

Lovitz, who was a lifelong Democratic Party voter until the party’s criticisms of Israel caused him to rethink his affiliation, has once against divorced himself from popular liberal opinion with his pro-spending cuts stance.

His contrarian takes on political matters has been the subject of some social media discussion in recent months:

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— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) June 15, 2021

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— New York Post (@nypost) November 21, 2023

Ran into @JesseBWatters at dinner!

I cannot thank him enough for letting me on his show, to help stop antisemitism.

I’m not a Republican but he doesn’t care. Because some things are more important than politics or how you vote, and he knows this.

This is about preventing the…

— Jon Lovitz (@realjonlovitz) May 25, 2024

DOGE could end up being a “win-win-win” if one proposal comes to fruition, as The Hill reported:

James Fishback, CEO of “free-thinking” investment firm Azoria, has an excellent idea.

Fishback made headlines recently by posting on X that, “President Trump and Elon Musk should propose a DOGE dividend — a tax refund check sent to every taxpayer, funded exclusively with a portion of the total savings delivered by DOGE.”

Musk, who evidently sleeps with one eye trained on his X feed, sounded positive about the proposition, responding, “Will check with the president.”

Why not? What better way to bring home to people the benefits of cutting waste and fraud out of the federal budget?

Fishback explains his plan: “Our proposal for the President is simple: tax-paying households should receive $1 for every $5 of total savings that DOGE delivers. That means that if DOGE delivers $2 trillion in total savings, 79 million American households will receive a $5,000 check next summer because of President Trump’s bold leadership.”

Trump has shown some interest in pursuing such a plan: