The massive ego of Dr. Anothony Fauci just got smacked down by President Donald Trump.
The Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) found that the federal government had set aside $168,000 to build a Fauci exhibit at the National Institutes of Health Museum, The Western Journal reported.
But on Friday DOGE announced that it canceled that ridiculous contract.
The news came as the Department of Health and Human Services also announced that it “canceled 62 contracts worth $182 million” that were not related to providing any medical care or scientific benefit.
“These contracts were entirely for administrative expenses – none touched any healthcare programs,” DOGE said.
“A screenshot of the contract for the Fauci exhibit posted by DOGE said that the agreement was signed at the end of October 2024 and was to be completed by the end of July 2025, meaning that Elon Musk’s government reform project may have discovered the contract just in time to cancel it,” the report said.
“The contract priced in ‘project management,’ site visits and a design consultation, ‘detailing and samples,’ an introduction panel and a ‘related support structure,’ and other elements of the display,” it added.
In the past 48 hours, HHS canceled 62 contract worth $182 million. These contracts were entirely for administrative expenses – none touched any healthcare programs. This included terminating a $168,000 contract for an Anthony Fauci exhibit at the NIH Museum. pic.twitter.com/EsZxflPS6w
— Department of Government Efficiency (@DOGE) February 7, 2025
In its first 10 days of operation, DOGE eliminated around $1 billion in spending by canceling 85 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEI)-related contracts.
The cuts came across 24 federal agencies, which included the Department of Education, Department of Labor, Treasury, Defense, USDA, Homeland Security, and the Environmental Protection Agency.
“Through 1/29/2025, 85 DEIA-related contracts totaling ~$1B have been terminated within the Dept. of Ed, GSA, OPM, EPA, DoL, Treasury, DoD, USDA, Commerce, DHS, VA, HHS, State, NSF, NRC, NLRB, PBGC, USAID, RRB, SSA, SBA, BLM, CFPB, NPS, and NOAA,” the department said on X.
Through 1/29/2025, 85 DEIA related contracts totaling ~$1B have been terminated within the Dept. of Ed, GSA, OPM, EPA, DoL, Treasury, DoD, USDA, Commerce, DHS, VA, HHS, State, NSF, NRC, NLRB, PBGC, USAID, RRB, SSA, SBA, BLM, CFPB, NPS, and NOAA.
— Department of Government Efficiency (@DOGE) January 30, 2025
The Office of Personnel Management was hit with some of the most significant cuts, as close to $500 million in contracts were canceled.
The Department of Agriculture was next as it was nearly $110 million in canceled contracts and spending.
Other cuts included the Department of Homeland Security, which saw a reduction in spending of 14.9 million; the Department of Health and Human Services cut $28.1 million; the Department of Labor, eliminated $7.8 million; the Department of Treasury cut $25.2 million; the Environmental Protection Agency saw a reduction of $3 million in spending; the Department of Education cut $3.8 million; and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) saw cuts of $45 million.
In January, a source close to multimillionaire biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy told Fox News that he would no longer be affiliated with DOGE, but for a very good reason.
Ramaswamy, who Trump appointed alongside Musk in November to co-lead DOGE, is launching a campaign for Ohio governor.
“Vivek Ramaswamy played a critical role in helping us create DOGE,” Trump-Vance transition spokesperson Anna Kelly, said in a statement to Fox News. “He intends to run for elected office soon, which requires him to remain outside of DOGE, based on the structure that we announced today. We thank him immensely for his contributions over the last 2 months and expect him to play a vital role in making America great again.”
Not long afterward, Ramaswamy took to his social media pages to make an announcement.
“It was my honor to help support the creation of DOGE. I’m confident that Elon & team will succeed in streamlining government. I’ll have more to say very soon about my future plans in Ohio. Most importantly, we’re all-in to help President Trump make America great again!” he wrote.