President-elect Donald Trump announced today that Elon Musk will head the new Department of Government Efficiency, a non-governmental commission aimed at reducing government waste and cutting federal bureaucracy. Musk will work alongside entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy to achieve substantial structural reforms within federal agencies.
According to Trump’s statement, the two are tasked with achieving this goal by the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 2026.
“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 (‘DOGE’). Together, these two wonderful Americans 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,” Trump said.
Why did Trump choose Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy for this initiative?
Trump’s statement emphasizes Musk’s and Ramaswamy’s backgrounds in entrepreneurship as …