Americans continue to wonder about the possibility of DOGE stimulus checks. Here's where things stand and how the idea originated.

Will you get a $5,000 DOGE stimulus check? Learn about eligibility, funding concerns, and the latest updates on this government proposal.

To give $5,000 stimulus checks to citizens, DOGE must first meet its $2 trillion savings goal, which would make the idea affordable, the Columbus Dispatch reports. In a January interview with political strategist Mark Penn, Musk said DOGE had a better chance of cutting $1 trillion instead, according to USA TODAY.