Donald Trump says Elon Musk will help run the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE

Elon Musk will help lead Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency.

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Donald Trump has officially ushered Elon Musk into his future administration.The president-elect said Tuesday that Musk would help lead the Department of Government Efficiency.Trump has tasked Musk and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy with curbing federal spending.

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said that Tesla CEO Elon Musk and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy will lead the Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE, under his administration.

“Together, these two wonderful Americans will pave the way for my Administration to dismantle the Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies Essential to the ‘Save America’ Movement,” Trump said in a statement.

Trump characterized the endeavor as “The Manhattan Project of our time.”

On the campaign trail, Musk, who poured millions of dollars into electing Trump, spoke frequently about his desire to curb federal government spending.

The federal government’s spending in the 2024 fiscal year was $6.75 trillion.

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