DOGE is all but done in Florida as Sunshine State leaders signal support for a new acronym that quickly received the corporate media seal of disapproval.
Over the weekend, the Republican Party of Florida met for its Red Florida Dinner, where, among other things, they honored President Donald Trump’s Chief of Staff Susie Wiles as 2025’s “Statesman of the Year.” During the festivities, Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia, formerly the state party chair, rolled out a FAFO acronym to replace the Department of Government Efficiency title that America’s Governor asserted “has a nice ring to it.”
Monday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) posted to X in response to Ingoglia, “Florida Agency for Fiscal Oversight has a nice ring to it — might need to work up an executive order and make it official.”
The reaction came as the recently minted CFO shared a snippet from a Politico article, stating, “We are unofficially changing the name of DOGE to….FAFO.”
Florida Agency for Fiscal Oversight has a nice ring to it — might need to work up an executive order and make it official. https://t.co/AiLDjpPFiN
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) August 4, 2025
As the article read, “Don’t say DOGE. Chief Financial Officer BLAISE INGOGLIA has begun raking through local government spending to look for waste — in a similar style to what ELON MUSK did with DOGE in DC. But Ingoglia says it’s time for a name overhaul. He’s now calling the effort the Florida Agency for Fiscal Oversight.”
“That’s right: FAFO. Ingoglia, a former state party chair, got a rave reception during the party’s weekend as he rolled out the new nickname and shared his principles for GOP success,” the excerpt continued.
Ingoglia also shared how corporate media was already spinning the cheeky new acronym with a claim of racist ties reported by CBS 12 in a story that read, “Just like how DOGE brings to mind Shiba Inus and cryptocurrency for many people online, FAFO has its own separate meaning on the Internet … However, that phrase, ‘F— Around and Find Out,’ was itself embraced by a racist, extremist group.”
“The Anti-Defamation League notes the Proud Boys use the phrase as a slogan ‘to suggest they are always prepared for a fight, and if a person confronts or messes with them, that person will be sorry,'” continued CBS 12 as the ADL definition added, “The phrase may also be used to a lesser degree by others in a different context.”
“According to the liberal media, FAFO is racist,” the CFO wrote with a facepalm emoji. “Dumb take of the day by Nick Viviani of @CBS12.”
According to the liberal media, FAFO is racist.
Dumb take of the day by Nick Viviani of @CBS12. pic.twitter.com/xv68XHi8uG
— Blaise Ingoglia (@GovGoneWild) August 4, 2025
Considering public opinion of corporate media that has beclowned itself time and again, selling talking points as news while kowtowing to select whims of political correctness, efforts to attempt to mar the nickname with bad press were laughed off while favor rained down on the Freedom State for both talking the talk and walking the walk when it came to conservative policies.
Yes, Make Florida Great Again (MFGA).
— LoneAlphaWolf555 (@patrickwilson55) August 4, 2025
Love the idea, more transparency and accountability is always a win for taxpayers. Let’s keep Florida’s government in check.
— VJT (@KelvinCold1234) August 4, 2025
Love it. One big factor in getting property taxes down is to streamline local governments. Win/Win for the taxpayers. More efficient services at lower costs, and lower cost of home ownership from lower millage rates.
— SenChasSumner (@SenCharlesSumn1) August 4, 2025
Make Property Taxes Illegal Again!
The answer to 1984 is 1776!
— Publius (@OcrazioCornPop) August 4, 2025
❤️it!
Even better if it upsets the libtards!
— Dawn Niebuhr (@NiebuhrDawn) August 4, 2025
Do you care what they think? I don’t.
— Maria Gray (@mariagray239) August 5, 2025
No surprise, gosh do they ever surprise.
— DragonSeeker (@SandraJMorton1) August 4, 2025
— RED BROWARD (@RedBroward) August 4, 2025
Native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Haggerty is a graduate of Hunter College where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Geography. An avid reader and truth seeker, he currently resides in Texas with his wife and their dog and, when he isn't researching current events and their impacts, you'll find him spending time with friends and family or working on his next novel.
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