Trump says Musk and Ramaswamy will lead government efficiency group
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President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that Elon Musk and outdated Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy will lead an efficiency community when his 2d time frame begins in January.
Trump wrote in a post that the Division of Authorities Efficiency, or DOGE, will “change into, doubtlessly, ‘The Long island Project’ of our time.” He also said the community would, “pave the manner” for his subsequent administration to “dismantle Authorities Paperwork, sever excess laws, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Companies.”
Trump did no longer specify where cuts will dangle voice or when the division is probably going to be fashioned. Congress hasn’t created or funded such an office. He said the community’s “work will form no later than July 4, 2026.”
Musk’s involvement in the envisioned community turned into once previously promised by Trump and touted by the Tesla CEO, who spent an estimated $200 million backing the Republican nominee’s 2024 campaign, as a plot to position the outdated president succor in the White Dwelling. Musk, who also runs defense contractor SpaceX, has reportedly been stationed at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida since Election Night.
Ramaswamy, who challenged Trump in the Republican essential, is co-founder of investment agency Try Asset Management. He has adversarial the frequent adoption of environmental, social and governance, or ESG, principles by corporations.
Trump introduced a need of different appointments Tuesday, including naming Fox Info host Pete Hegseth as his opt for defense secretary and John Ratcliffe as CIA director.
