Trump calls Musk and Ramaswamy: «An atomic bomb on American public spending» | EUROtoday

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“Together, these two wonderful Americans will launch a new Manhattan Project.” Donald Trump didn’t maintain again in asserting the appointment of Elon Musk, in collaboration with Vivek Ramaswamy, to steer the brand new Government Efficiency Department. The president-elect went so far as to evoke the Manhattan Projectthe key initiative to develop the atomic bomb in World War II.

“The great Musk and the patriot Ramaswamy – Trump explained – will pave the way for my administration to dismantle government bureaucracy, cut excessive regulations, cut unnecessary spending and restructure federal agencies, essential to the movement Save America».

Atomic bomb on waste

The effect – in the intentions of the president-elect – will be that of an atomic bomb on waste which will help his government action: the two will have responsibility for a structure which will not be directly part of the government, but which will act with full powers in collaboration with the Treasury Department and US budget officials. “It will be an external group,” Trump said, “that will offer the White House advice and guidance on how to drive large-scale structural reforms and create an entrepreneurial approach to government never seen before.”

Trump also explained that Musk and Ramaswamy’s work must be completed by July 4, 2026: “A smaller and extra environment friendly authorities might be – he stated – the present to our nation on the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.”

The appointments reward two very loyal Trump supporters who come from private industry, two entrepreneurs considered “visionary and natural” by the Trumpian populist proper.