If one month is too early to indicate failure, it's also too early to claim success. But that's not stopping doge and musk from touting how much the cuts and chaos have "saved".

If I sell my car on Friday, I might claim to have saved a $500 a month car payment. But what happens on Monday when I need to get to work?

The responsible course of action would have been to lay out the markers of success so their actions could be assessed against objective measures. That's not what we're seeing in practice.

Is it clear what is being attempted? If not how will we know whether it is failing or not?

How long will be enough to fairly evaluate success?

You know they'll say "we need to wait 4 years to fully appreciate the impact."

Full 15 year presidential term.