Vivek Ramaswami, incoming co-leader of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), explained his vision for the new building in an exclusive interview with Fox News' Maria Bartiromo on Sunday, telling the host of “Sunday Morning Futures”: He said an aggressive cost-cutting strategy starts with executives. Take action and lay the foundation for Congress to do its job.
“Failures in the executive branch need to be addressed, because the dirty little secret right now is that the people we elect to run the government are the ones who actually run the government. “In an administrative state, unelected bureaucrats are the ones who run the government. They are created by the actions of the executive, and will be modified by the actions of the executive.” spoke.
“Think about the environment of the Supreme Court. Over the past few years, the Supreme Court has ruled that many of these regulations are massively unconstitutional. , then you get the industry logic of downsizing.'' And the beauty of the scale of that administrative state is that it can be achieved by executive action alone, bypassing Congress. Then we can look at the larger parts of the federal budget that need to be addressed. “One thing,” he continued.
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead Trump administration's government efficiency division
Vivek Ramaswamy speaks in front of former Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City on October 27, 2024. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Ramaswamy promised to bring about “fundamental changes” “as soon as possible, as soon as possible.”
Earlier this month, President-elect Donald Trump appointed Ramaswamy and businessman Elon to lead the newly formed DOGE, which aims to dismantle government bureaucracy and propose ways to restructure federal agencies from an outside perspective.・Mr. Musk was appointed.
DOGE is not an official government agency, so neither Mr. Musk nor Mr. Ramaswamy is being considered They are not official ministers or federal employees.
Their work is scheduled to be completed by July 4, 2026, the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
The sweeping changes expected to result from the initial executive action will lay the groundwork for Congress to “take meaningful action” on future budget cuts, Ramaswamy said.
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“This is about restoring autonomy and accountability in America as well. When elected leaders make bad decisions, voters have a huge choice: vote them out.” Most of the people making these decisions are medical personnel.''Historically, many academics say they cannot even be fired by the Pentagon. was the view. We have a different view of the environment provided by the Supreme Court. And we're going to use that in a pretty broad way to move quickly,” he explained.
After President Trump announced his appointment, Ramaswamy withdrew from consideration for the Ohio Senate seat vacated by Vice President-elect J.D. Vance.
Mr. Ramaswamy and Mr. Musk supported Mr. Trump during the 2024 election period, campaigning for the next president in key battleground states that will largely determine the outcome of the race.
They also flanked the president-elect on Saturday night at UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, along with a number of other key allies and candidates.
Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris on November 5th, winning all seven battleground states in a landslide.
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FOX News' Sarah Rumpf-Witten contributed to this report.
