Former Romney adviser bankrolled by left-wing groups ripped for leading anti-DOGE charge: 'Paid puppet'

A well-known economist who was believed to be trying to influence the Trump administration's economic policies in the lead-up to the inauguration is facing criticism for his opposition to President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) efforts in line with the resistance from some of his group's top donors. 

"Elon Musk is not actually a popular person, and the frame of politics that the DOGE crew is pushing is not an effective brand of politics," American Compass founder and chief economist Oren Cass told Politico in February. 

Also in February, Cass wrote a piece for UnHerd, titled "Why DOGE will fail: There...