Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joked Thursday about President-elect Trump's decision to appoint Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy as co-chairs of a new government efficiency commission.
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President Trump has named Musk and Ramaswamy to lead the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which will “provide advice and guidance from outside the government.”
The commission, which the president-elect has suggested could be “a modern-day 'Manhattan Project,'” would work with the White House and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to “drive major structural reforms,” Trump said. the president said. statement Thursday night.
“This is going to be a shock to the entire system and to everyone involved in government waste – a lot of people!” Musk said, according to the announcement.
Musk played a key role in the Trump campaign, pumping millions of dollars into pro-Trump super PACs leading campaigns in battleground states and amplifying the president-elect's message on social platform X.
The billionaire, who joined President Trump on election night, has remained at Mar-a-Lago in recent days, spending time with the president-elect's family and attending most of his meetings, according to the New York Times. It has been reported.
President Trump rapidly named members of his new administration in the days following the election. Also on Thursday, veteran Fox News host Pete Hegseth announced he would become the next administration's secretary of defense, a surprising choice even to many in Trump's orbit. .
Warren criticized the next president's choice and called for his nomination to be rejected.
“The weekend co-host of Fox & Friends is not qualified to be Secretary of Defense,” the Massachusetts Democrat also wrote to X. “I am the leader of the Senate Armed Services Committee. All three of my brothers served in uniform. I respect all military members. Donald Trump's choices will make us safer. and must be rejected.”
