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Trump says Musk and Ramaswamy will head new ‘efficiency’ department: Live

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President-elect Donald Trump has announced billionaire Elon Musk and former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will head a new “Department of Government Efficiency.”

“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 in a statement on Tuesday night.

Musk added that “this will send shockwaves through the system, and anyone involved in Government waste, which is a lot of people.”

The president-elect has also selected John Ratcliffe, former director of national intelligence from 2020 to 2021, as his CIA director. Trump also announced he’s nominating Pete Hegseth, a veteran and Fox News host, as his Secretary of Defense.

Trump has held no press conferences and given no speeches after the election as he’s surrounded by advisers, aides, friends, and club members guiding him on his next moves.

The Republican has meanwhile chosen Florida Senator Marco Rubio to be his secretary of state and Florida congressman Mike Waltz to be his national security adviser.

Trump will meet with Joe Biden at the White House on Wednesday to discuss a transition schedule as the Senate elects a new majority leader.

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The men leading the Office of Government Efficiency — or DOGE, named after Musk’s favorite meme — “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 in a statement on Tuesday.

“This will send shockwaves through the system, and anyone involved in Government waste, which is a lot of people!” Musk added.

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Donald Trump taps Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to lead new ‘Department of Government Efficiency’

Donald Trump has chosen billionaire Elon Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the new Department of Government Efficiency.

“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 in a statement on Tuesday night.

Musk added that “this will send shockwaves through the system, and anyone involved in Government waste, which is a lot of people.”

Musk first promoted the idea at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally on October 27.

“How much do you think we can rip out of this wasted, $6.5 trillion Harris-Biden budget?” Howard Lutnick, the billionaire chief executive of financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald, who is advising Trump’s campaign, asked at the event.

“I think we can do at least $2 trillion,” Musk said.

“Your money is being wasted, and the Department of Government Efficiency is going to fix that,” he added. “We’re going to get the government off your back and out of your pocketbook.”

Elon Musk speaks at Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally last month
Elon Musk speaks at Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally last month ((AP Photo/Evan Vucci))

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“Pete is a graduate of Princeton University, and has a Graduate Degree from Harvard University,” Trump added. “He is an Army Combat Veteran who did tours in Guantanamo Bay, Iraq, and Afghanistan.”

President-elect Donald Trump has announced he will nominate Pete Hegseth, pictured, as his Secretary of Defense
President-elect Donald Trump has announced he will nominate Pete Hegseth, pictured, as his Secretary of Defense (AP)

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