US President-Elect Donald Trump has appointed Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and owner of X (formerly Twitter), to head the newly established Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Musk, a prominent supporter of Trump during the 2024 presidential election campaign, will lead DOGE alongside Vivek Ramaswamy, a political figure and entrepreneur.
It said the duo “will pave the way for my Administration to dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies Essential to the ‘Save America’ Movement’.
“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,” the statement quoted the president-elect as saying.
“Importantly, we will drive out the massive waste and fraud which exists throughout our annual $6.5 Trillion Dollars of Government Spending.”
Trump will take office for a second and final term on January 25, 2025.
