Overview
- Morgen Mogus, chair of the Libertarian Party of Butler County in Pennsylvania, wrote in USA TODAY that he regrets voting for President Trump in 2024.
- He says Trump failed to deliver on pledges to avoid new conflicts and to slash spending through an Elon Musk–led Department of Government Efficiency.
- Mogus credits the pardon of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht as the lone fulfillment he supports while describing other promises as unmet.
- He argues the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and continuing resolutions erased early DOGE savings, calling the package a betrayal and noting Musk labeled it an "abomination."
- Mogus says Trump is targeting libertarians such as Rep. Thomas Massie and Sen. Rand Paul, and he now plans to back Libertarian-aligned candidates in 2026 and 2028 after saying he would sit out a 2024 repeat matchup.