President-elect Donald Trump introduced tonight that he’ll nominate billionaire Elon Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to move a brand new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) when he takes workplace in 2025. The acronym DOGE seems be a reference to the digital foreign money dogecoin, of which Musk is a fan.
“These two great Americans will prepared the ground for my administration to dismantle authorities forms, cut back extra rules, reduce wasteful spending, and restructure federal companies,” Trump’s announcement learn.
The assertion affords no particulars on the character of DOGE, however says it would “present recommendation and steering from exterior the federal government” and that it’ll “work with the White House Office of Management and Budget.”
In September, Trump stated he would create a commission on government efficiency that Musk would run away. Musk requested for the reduce $2 trillion in federal spending. In 2023, the federal government spent $1.7 billion in discretionary funds. Musk has already talked about X departments and areas it would aim to cuttogether with the Department of Education and funding of National Public Radio.
Musk has been one in every of Trump’s most ardent supporters. During the marketing campaign he bought nearer $200 million in his political motion committee (PAC), America PAC, which he used to help Trump’s marketing campaign. He additionally appeared with him at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, and held city halls throughout the state to rally help for the previous president. Musk additionally used his celeb and X, the social media platform he owns, to bolster Trump marketing campaign speaking factors and encourage followers to vote for Trump. A report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) discovered that Musk’s political posts on it garnered 17.1 billion views.
In his assertion Tuesday, the president-elect stated Musk and Ramaswamy will conclude their work within the new division “by July 4, 2026.”
