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   'Obama Bros' on DOGE: 'Some of the stuff we should've done'   
   'We tried to find efficiency. It's hard to do,' says former Obama aide   
      
   Former aides to President Barack Obama admitted on an episode of "Pod Save   
   America" they should have done "some of the stuff" President Donald Trump   
   is doing with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).   
      
   When discussing DOGE’s initiatives to cut federal spending, the "Obama   
   bros" admitted to "lamenting" their situation. Jon Lovett, a former Obama   
   speechwriter, implied he "didn’t know" they could make government so   
   efficient.   
      
   "Honestly, some of this is pretty annoying because it’s some of the stuff   
   we should’ve done. We didn’t know you could do some of this," Lovett said.   
      
   Jon Favreau, also a former Obama speechwriter, shared Lovett’s   
   frustration, admitting the Obama administration tried to cut through   
   bureaucracy and create government efficiency, but "it’s hard to do."   
      
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   Obama Bros   
   From left, Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett and Tommy Vietor at Politicon at   
   Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California, on July 29, 2017.   
   (John Sciulli/Getty Images for Politicon)   
      
   "We all know that government is slow. We all know government can be   
   inefficient. We all know that the bureaucracy can be bloated. We all   
   worked in the f---ing White House. We tried to reorganize the government.   
   We tried to find efficiency. It's hard to do," Favreau said.   
      
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   'Pod Save America' live image   
   From left, Tommy Vietor, Jon Lovett and Hillary Clinton speak after the   
   "Pod Save America Live" event during the Tribeca Festival on June 12,   
   2023, in New York City. (Jason Mendez/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival)   
      
   The liberal podcasters also complained about the federal government’s   
   technology during the Obama era.   
      
   "The technology in the federal government, at least when we were there,   
   sucked. There was no service in the basement of the West Wing. You   
   couldn't use your phone because there was no service." Favreau added.   
      
   "Pod Save America" did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s   
   request for comment on which DOGE initiatives the Obama administration   
   should have done.   
      
   The podcast episode was released ahead of Trump signing an executive order   
   on Tuesday directing agencies to coordinate with DOGE to reduce the size   
   of the federal government. The executive order is the latest in a slew of   
   government slashes these past few weeks, which have targeted everything   
   from DEI funding to migrant hotel bills.   
      
   Trump signs executive order   
   President Donald Trump signs an executive order pausing the Foreign   
   Corrupt Practices Act in Washington, D.C., on Monday. (Reuters)   
      
   The "Obama Bros" have been on the media circuit in recent weeks, directing   
   Democrats on how to politically engage during Trump’s second term. Former   
   Obama spokesman and "Pod Save America" co-host Tommy Vietor joined "Jesse   
   Watters Primetime" last month to discuss the future of the Democratic   
   Party.   
      
   https://www.foxnews.com/politics/obama-bros-doge-some-stuff-we-shouldve-   
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