Victor Ezeja
Ahead of his official take over of office, the United States President-elect, Donald Trump, has appointed two billionaire entrepreneurs, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, to head a new department called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), that will be focused on reforming the government and cutting down waste.
According to a statement issued by Trump on Tuesday, 12th November, the appointment of the two billionaire investors will help his administration to “dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies.”
Join our WhatsApp ChannelTrump declared that the new department would become, potentially, ‘The Manhattan Project’ of our time.”
The US. President-elect emphasised that the move is vital for the “Save America” Movement, adding that DOGE will perform advisory role.
According to him, the new department 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 further stated that with the help of the new department, his administration will stop massive waste and fraud which he claimed exists in the country’s annual $6.5 Trillion Dollars spending budget.
He revealed that their work will be concluded in about 18 months by July 2026.
“They will work together to liberate our Economy, and make the U.S. Government accountable to ‘We the people,” Trump asserted, expressing his confidence that the team will succeed in the task of drastically cutting down waste and making the government more efficient.
“A smaller Government, with more efficiency and less bureaucracy, will be the perfect gift to America on the 250th Anniversary of The Declaration of Independence. I am confident they will succeed!”
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Commenting on the appointment, Musk, the CEO of Telsa, said: “This will send shockwaves through the system, and anyone involved in Government waste, which is a lot of people!”
In a post on X, Musk said all their actions will be made transparent, adding that they will always post online all decisions and also take feedback for the citizens on what they consider important that shouldn’t go.
On his part, Ramaswamy stated: “we will not go gently, @elonmusk.”
Musk, an American businessman and investor, who owns Tesla, an automotive company, and Founder of Space, was a heavy supporter of Trump during election campaigns. He supported Trump both vocally using his platform, X, formerly Twitter, and also financially.
Ramaswamy is an Indian- American biotech entrepreneur, who ran for Republican Party nomination in the 2024 US presidential election.
Victor Ezeja is a passionate journalist with seven years of experience writing on economy, politics and energy. He holds a Master's degree in Mass Communication.
