Back in 2011, President Obama made a big speech about cutting government waste. He said taxpayers were paying for silly things like a website for a forest ranger folk band called the “Fiddlin’ Foresters.” He put Vice President Joe Biden in charge of a “Campaign to Cut Waste.” But nothing really changed. The waste kept piling up, just like always.
Obama talked about empty buildings costing money, like a huge warehouse in Brooklyn sitting unused for years. He promised to sell off these properties. But years later, many were still there. The government kept wasting cash on overpriced contracts and programs nobody needed. It was all talk, no action.
They promised to shut down half of all federal websites. They only closed a few. By 2013, they hadn’t even hit half their goal. They broke their own rules by making 15 new websites anyway. The “cut waste” plan was like a diet where you eat more cake. It didn’t work.
A special board was supposed to meet every month to fix this. It met eight times… then quit. No updates, no reports. Obama’s team didn’t follow through. It was like hiring a babysitter who leaves the kids alone all night. Taxpayers got stuck with the bill.
Joe Biden was put in charge of hunting down waste. But what did he do? Conservative critics say he didn’t do much. The campaign fizzled. One video joked, “Joe probably napped through meetings.” The wasteful spending didn’t stop. It got worse.
Now, leaders like President Trump and Elon Musk are actually cleaning house. They’re cutting bloated programs and slashing red tape. Musk tweeted that Obama’s old speech “sounded good” but Trump is getting it done. Real action beats empty promises every time.
Fox News hosts roasted the old video, saying Democrats suddenly hate spending cuts when Republicans do it. They called it hypocrisy. One joked, “Dems loved waste-cutting Obama… until Trump did it better.” Conservatives say liberals only care about saving money when their guy is in charge.
The bottom line? Obama talked about cutting waste but left a mess. Real change is happening now with leaders who mean business. No more fiddling around—it’s time to clean up Washington for good.
