US President-Elect Donald Trump has appointed Elon Musk, chief executive officer (CEO) of Tesla and SpaceX, to lead a soon to be established Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Musk, owner of X, the
microblogging platform previously known as Twitter, was an avid supporter of
Trump during the electioneering leading up to the November 5 presidential
election.
The former president defeated
Vice-President Kamala Harris after securing more than 270 of the electoral
college votes required to win the poll.
A statement on Tuesday said
Musk would run DOGE alongside Vivek Ramaswamy, a politician 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.
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