President-elect Trump has announced that billionaire Elon Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will head the Department of Government Efficiency.
President Trump said the two would work together to “dismantle government bureaucracy, cut excessive regulation, cut wasteful spending and reorganize federal agencies.”
“This could potentially become a modern-day 'Manhattan Project,'” he said in an announcement Tuesday night. “Republican politicians have long dreamed of DOGE goals.”
The president-elect said Musk and Ramaswamy will “provide advice and guidance from outside the government, work with the White House and the Office of Management and Budget to drive major structural reforms, and provide an unprecedented start-up to government.” It creates a homely approach.” . ”
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Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk. Both men were selected to head President Trump's Office of Government Efficiency. (Getty Images/AP Images)
President Trump said the agency will focus on creating a more efficient American government that aims to “make life better for all Americans.”
“Importantly, we must root out the enormous waste and fraud that exists across the $6.5 trillion in annual government spending. They must work together to free up our economy and force the U.S. government to 'WE THE PEOPLE.' ’ will be held accountable,” President Trump said.
“Their work will be completed by July 4, 2026 at the latest. A smaller government with more efficiency and less bureaucracy would be the perfect gift to America on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. I am confident they will succeed!”
Former Republican presidential candidate Trump greets Vivek Ramaswamy during a speech at a campaign rally in New Hampshire. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Ramaswamy reacted to his appointment in an X post.
“Elon Musk, we will not be moderate,” he wrote in the post.
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Ramaswamy has been a vocal supporter of President Trump since he suspended his presidential campaign on January 24.
Elon Musk jumps onto the stage as former Republican presidential candidate Trump speaks at the Butler Farm Show campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on October 5th. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Similarly, Musk is a key component of Trump's campaign, and the tech entrepreneur is crisscrossing key battleground states in the run-up to the 2024 election.
In response to President Trump's position in the White House, Musk wrote, “A threat to democracy? No, a threat to bureaucracy!!!”
The world's richest man, who has said he has voted for former Democratic presidential candidates in the past, including President Biden, announced his decision to vote for Trump this summer following the first assassination attempt on the 45th president on July 13. supported.
Republican presidential candidate former President Trump raises his fist as he arrives to speak at a campaign event at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, September 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
A number of Trump Cabinet positions were decided soon after the president-elect won a landslide victory over Vice President Kamala Harris.
President Trump selects top Republican leaders, expected to be selected by next president Florida State Senator Marco Rubio He will serve as secretary of state, and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem will serve as secretary of homeland security.
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In addition, Rep. Elise StefanikRN.Y. has been selected as ambassador to the United Nations, and former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee has been selected as ambassador to Israel.
