{"id":389081,"date":"2026-10-18T16:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T15:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-doge-took-down-a-protector-of-your-privacy-fareed-discusses\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T16:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T15:00:08","slug":"how-doge-took-down-a-protector-of-your-privacy-fareed-discusses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-doge-took-down-a-protector-of-your-privacy-fareed-discusses\/","title":{"rendered":"How DOGE took down a protector of your privacy: Fareed discusses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/JXyja2nQgfw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How DOGE took down a protector of your privacy: Fareed discusses\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JXyja2nQgfw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>In January 2025, Elon Musk took charge of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, to cut government spending. Those who pushed back against DOGE\u2019s cuts were labeled \u201cblockers\u201d by Musk.<\/p>\n<p>CNN\u2019s Fareed Zakaria speaks to author and journalist Micheal Lewis about his new book \u201cBlockers: Rebels in the Deep State,\u201d which tells the stories from some of these civil servants.<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Elon Musk and DOGE\u2019s efforts to cut $2T in spending<br \/>\n3:09 DOGE goes after the IRS\u2019 chief privacy officer<br \/>\n5:54 DOGE\u2019s unprecedented assault on government<br \/>\n8:10 How much did DOGE actually cut?<\/p>\n<p>Watch 24\/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https:\/\/bit.ly\/4eIvlTr<\/p>\n<p>Stream more on CNN with an All Access subscription: https:\/\/cnn.it\/4AZMu54<\/p>\n<p>#News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In January 2025, Elon Musk took charge of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, to cut government spending. Those who pushed back against DOGE\u2019s cuts were labeled \u201cblockers\u201d by Musk. 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