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| Trump asks Musk to head new US government department | |
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| The tycoon will be in charge of government efficiency, President-elect Donald Trump has said | The tycoon will be in charge of government efficiency, President-elect Donald Trump has said |
| US President-elect Donald Trump has announced that business magnates Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) during his second term in the White House. | US President-elect Donald Trump has announced that business magnates Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) during his second term in the White House. |
| “Together, these two wonderful Americans will pave the way for my Administration to dismantle government bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure federal agencies,” Trump said in a statement on Tuesday. | “Together, these two wonderful Americans will pave the way for my Administration to dismantle government bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure federal agencies,” Trump said in a statement on Tuesday. |
| Musk was quoted in the statement as saying that “this will send shockwaves through the system, and anyone involved in Government waste, which is a lot of people!” | Musk was quoted in the statement as saying that “this will send shockwaves through the system, and anyone involved in Government waste, which is a lot of people!” |
| The new department “will become, potentially, ‘The Manhattan Project’ of our time,” the statement read, referring to the WWII-era nuclear research program that allowed the US to build the world’s first atomic bomb. | The new department “will become, potentially, ‘The Manhattan Project’ of our time,” the statement read, referring to the WWII-era nuclear research program that allowed the US to build the world’s first atomic bomb. |
| Trump said Musk will lead DOGE while “working in conjunction” with Ramaswamy, without specifying their exact job titles in the new government agency. | Trump said Musk will lead DOGE while “working in conjunction” with Ramaswamy, without specifying their exact job titles in the new government agency. |
| In September, Trump promised to appoint Musk to a “government efficiency commission tasked with conducting a complete financial and performance audit of the entire federal government, and making recommendations for drastic reforms.” | In September, Trump promised to appoint Musk to a “government efficiency commission tasked with conducting a complete financial and performance audit of the entire federal government, and making recommendations for drastic reforms.” |
| Musk – the world’s richest man and the owner of SpaceX, Tesla, and X – endorsed Trump shortly after a failed assassination attempt in July, and actively campaigned for him during the months leading up to the election on November 5. | Musk – the world’s richest man and the owner of SpaceX, Tesla, and X – endorsed Trump shortly after a failed assassination attempt in July, and actively campaigned for him during the months leading up to the election on November 5. |
| Shortly after the announcement on Tuesday, Musk wrote on X, “Threat to democracy? Nope, threat to BUREAUCRACY!!!” | Shortly after the announcement on Tuesday, Musk wrote on X, “Threat to democracy? Nope, threat to BUREAUCRACY!!!” |
| The founder of the pharmaceutical company Roivant Sciences, Ramaswamy sought the Republican Party’s nomination during the 2024 presidential election, but eventually dropped out and endorsed Trump. | The founder of the pharmaceutical company Roivant Sciences, Ramaswamy sought the Republican Party’s nomination during the 2024 presidential election, but eventually dropped out and endorsed Trump. |