Wondering if you are going to get $5,000 from DOGE? Is it DOGE dividend check, stimulus check or refund? Here's what to know about the DOGE savings

Pure math makes it unlikely that taxpayers will see any stimulus check, let alone an amount of consequence. Whatever Musk can cut via his DOGE buzzsaw, and that’s debatable, Republicans will want nearly all of that for planned tax cuts. Nonetheless, Trump kept hope alive.

Elon Musk reiterated support for the DOGE dividend checks, which would use a portion of the savings from the cost-cutting initiative to pay Americans. Photo: Andrew Harnik/