Ron DeSantis Sounds Alarm on Record Budget Deficit, Blames Congress for ‘Failure’ of Elon Musk’s DOGE: ‘The Swamp Won’

Ron DeSantis Sounds Alarm on Record Budget Deficit, Blames Congress for ‘Failure’ of Elon Musk’s DOGE: ‘The Swamp Won’ Ron DeSantis Sounds Alarm on Record Budget Deficit, Blames Congress for ‘Failure’ of Elon Musk’s DOGE: ‘The Swamp Won’ Namrata Sen Mon, August 17, 2026 at 8:01 AM EDT 5 min read Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Florida Governor  Ron DeSantis (R) expressed his views on the failure of the Department of Government Efficiency ( DOGE ), attributing it to Congress's inability to enact budget reductions.  DeSantis took to X on Thursday and reacted to the federal government posting a record July budget deficit of $432 billion, and called it "The failure of DOGE in one sentence." The failure of DOGE in one sentence… https://t.co/WsAKaRuRXL — Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) August 13, 2026 Don't Miss: A single bad hire can set a startup back years. Here are the 5 hires founders most often misjudge — and why Still Learning the Market? These 50 Must-Know Terms Can Help You Catch Up Fast In subsequent posts, DeSantis responded to users who questioned him about his stance and explained that DOGE's efforts to cut spending and reduce the federal deficit failed because Congress did not turn its recommendations into law. He argued that a federal balanced-budget or spending/debt-limit amendment is needed to force Congress to act, noting that 28 states have already certified support under Article V. "…