In a move set to reshape Washington as we know it, President-Elect Donald Trump announced that Elon Musk — CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and X 00 and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a newly formed “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE). The mission of DOGE will be to tackle government waste, reduce bureaucratic bloat, and introduce a sweeping restructuring of federal agencies.
“I am pleased to announce that the Great Elon Musk, working in conjunction with American Patriot Vivek Ramaswamy, will lead the Department of Government Efficiency,” Trump said in a statement. With both Musk and Ramaswamy on board, Trump believes his administration can effectively dismantle government bureaucracy, “slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies.” This approach, he emphasized, is “essential to the ‘Save America’ Movement.”
Musk has been talking about leading a Department of Government Efficiency for months.
The Department of Government Efficiency will be epic pic.twitter.com/XKgp0lvVy9
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 5, 2024
Joe, perhaps you would be interested in joining the Dept of Govt Efficiency pic.twitter.com/7yKQLban1B
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 8, 2024
The Department of Government Effectively is sorely needed https://t.co/RRGB9C1bEG
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 17, 2024
“This will send shockwaves through the system, and anyone involved in Government waste, which is a lot of people!” Musk said.
The scope of DOGE’s ambitions is nothing short of historic. Trump called DOGE “The Manhattan Project of our time,” invoking the urgency and magnitude of the WWII-era project.
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“To drive this kind of drastic change, the Department of Government Efficiency will provide advice and guidance from outside of Government, and will partner with the White House and Office of Management & Budget to drive large scale structural reform, and create an entrepreneurial approach to Government never seen before,” Trump explained.
This private-sector influence at the heart of government reform promises a radical shift toward a leaner, more efficient federal goverment.
Hallelujah!
At the core of this initiative is the determination to trim down the annual $6.5 trillion of government spending, and rooting out the “massive waste and fraud” that persists across the entire federal government. According to Trump, these changes aim to “liberate our Economy” and restore a government that serves “WE THE PEOPLE.”
With the goal set for completion by July 4, 2026, the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Trump sees this as the ultimate gift to the American people. “A smaller Government, with more efficiency and less bureaucracy, will be the perfect gift to America,” he stated. Confident in his team’s ability, Trump closed with a resounding endorsement: “I am confident they will succeed!”
“I look forward to Elon and Vivek making changes to the Federal Bureaucracy with an eye on efficiency and, at the same time, making life better for all Americans,” Trump said.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 13, 2024
