The pair traveled to California after reportedly trying to pressure a top government official to open the water pump

Summary

DOGE staffers Tyler Hassen and Bryton Shang tried pressuring the Bureau of Reclamation to open a California water pump to aid Los Angeles during January’s wildfires, though the system couldn’t reach the city.

When denied, they flew there to do it themselves but failed due to maintenance and access restrictions.

Critics called DOGE a “slapstick operation of 20-somethings they’re seeing as whiz kids but have zero knowledge.”

Trump later ordered dam releases, flooding farmland. Critics called DOGE’s actions reckless and uninformed.

  • futatorius@lemm.ee
    45·
    10 hours ago

    The fucking idiots were not just wasting water, they were depleting the reservoirs. That water will be sorely missed in the dry season.

    • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
      2·
      1 hour ago

      I would reiterate a point I have made several times that Trump has taken actions a number of times that seem to me to not be a great idea for agriculture. That’s a little surprising, since agriculture is normally a Republican stronghold.

    • ehxor@lemmy.ca
      15·
      10 hours ago

      I’m semi convinced this is a setup to justify a Canadian invasion to acquire water in the summer