Trump Says He Will Appoint Elon Musk And Vivek Ramaswamy To A ‘DOGE’ Department | EUROtoday

President-elect Donald Trump introduced Tuesday that he’ll appoint billionaire Elon Musk and former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to a brand new authorities entity nicknamed “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 mentioned in an announcement.

“It will become, potentially, ‘The Manhattan Project’ of our time,” he continued, referring to the federal government program from the ’40s that created the primary atomic bomb.

DOGE stands for the “Department of Government Efficiency,” which, regardless of the title, just isn’t an official authorities company. The title of the brand new “department” was coined by Musk himself, seemingly nodding to Musk’s endorsement of the cryptocurrency Dogecoin.

The DOGE division seemingly gained’t have the identical powers or duties as different official departments, such because the Department of Defense, Department of Education, and many others.

Musk and Ramaswamy posted in regards to the information on-line on Tuesday.

“All actions of the Department of Government Efficiency will be posted online for maximum transparency,” Musk claimed. “Anytime the public thinks we are cutting something important or not cutting something wasteful, just let us know! We will also have a leaderboard for [the] most insanely dumb spending of your tax dollars. This will be both extremely tragic and extremely entertaining.”

Ramaswamy mentioned that he can be withdrawing from attempting to fill Vice President-elect JD Vance’s Ohio seat within the Senate given his new appointment. He added, “We will not go gently.”

Previously, Trump addressed the opportunity of selecting Musk, the Tesla Motors CEO, for a Cabinet or advisory place following considered one of his marketing campaign rallies in August.

“He’s a very smart guy. I certainly would, if he would do it, I certainly would. He’s a brilliant guy,” Trump mentioned on the time.

Prior to that, Musk pitched himself to Trump throughout an audio dialog the 2 had on X, Musk’s social media platform previously generally known as Twitter.

“I think it would be great to just have a government efficiency commission that takes a look at these things and just ensures that taxpayer money…is spent in a good way,” Musk informed Trump. “I’d be happy to help out on such a commission.”

Musk briefly labored for Trump throughout his earlier administration earlier than quitting in 2017.

On the opposite hand, Ramaswamy ran towards Trump in the course of the GOP presidential main earlier this election cycle, and the 2 had notably been in public disputes with each other.

It’s been only a week since his election victory and Trump has already begun asserting his second administration picks — which additionally prompted House Republicans to name on him to cease wanting on the House for his Cabinet picks.

“He’s already pulled a number of actually proficient individuals out of the House. Hopefully, no extra for a short time till particular elections can come, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) mentioned at a Tuesday press convention.