Trump picks Musk on key government post
13 November, 2024 09:28
Newly elected U.S. President Donald Trump has picked Space X owner Elon Musk to lead a newly created Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) for his incoming administration.
Tesla founder Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will co-lead the department, an entity Trump indicated will operate outside the confines of government.
Trump said that they will provide external advice to the White House on how to “drive large scale structural reform”.
He said that the Musk and Ramaswamy roles would be informal, without requiring Senate approval and allowing Musk to remain the head of electric car company Tesla, opens new tab, social media platform X and rocket company SpaceX.
The work would conclude by July 4, 2026.
Musk is ranked by Forbes as the richest person in the world, already stood to benefit from Trump’s victory.
Moreover, Musk gave millions of dollars to support Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and made public appearances with him.
Trump had said he would offer Musk a role in his administration promoting government efficiency.
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