For DOGE’d Government Workers, Public Service Is the Best Revenge | The Daily Show

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Former federal workers who lost their jobs to Elon Musk’s DOGE-ing spree are taking another stab at working for the government that humiliated them by running for Congress. Desi Lydic sits down with these scorned civil servants to figure out why they’d voluntarily return to government work after being subjected to Elon's job-killing chainsaw. #DailyShow #DOGE #Congress #ElonMusk

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Former federal workers who lost their jobs to Elon Musk’s DOGE-ing spree are taking another stab at working for the government that humiliated them by running for Congress. Desi Lydic sits down with these scorned civil servants to figure out why they’d voluntarily return to government work after being subjected to Elon's job-killing chainsaw. #DailyShow #DOGE #Congress #ElonMusk

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