Trump Offers Top Roles For Elon Musk In His Cabinet
Washington DC, US: Donald Trump has kept his word in appointing Elon Musk on top position in his cabinet if won the Presidential-race. The President-elect announced that Musk will lead the ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ (DOGE). The tech-giant will head the department alongside Indian-American entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, who was a Republican party nominee along with Trump.
DOGE is a new wing in the new Donald Trump-led US government, and was first proposed by Musk. The acronym ‘DOGE’ is the name of the Dogecoin cryptocurrency often touted by Musk.
“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.
“I look forward to Elon and Vivek making changes to the Federal Bureaucracy with an eye on efficiency and, at the same time, making life better for all Americans,” he further added.
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As per Trump, the duo will drive out the “massive waste and fraud” from the government.
Elon Musk said that the ‘DOGE’ will send “shockwaves through the system and anyone involved in government waste”. In a statement released, Musk said, “This will send shockwaves through the system, and anyone involved in Government waste, which is a lot of people!” He also added that all actions of the ‘DOGE’ will be posted online for maximum transparency.
“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,” he said.
After defeating Democratic candidate Kamala Harris over 69 electoral votes, Trump gave a victory speech in which he praised the Tesla owner as an “amazing and super genius guy”. He also mentioned that the billionaire spent two weeks in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania campaigning with him.
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“We have a new star, a star is born: Elon. He’s an amazing guy. We were sitting together tonight. You know, he spent two weeks in Philadelphia, in different parts of Pennsylvania, campaigning,” Trump told his supporters.
Musk was credited to be a key part of the Trump’s presidential campaign. Reportedly, Musk donated over 118 million dollars to Trump’s re-election battle and campaigned aggressively using his social media platform X.
On November 9, Trump made it more evident that Musk would be a part of his administration after he reportedly asked him to join a call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky. According to a Ukrainian official, Zelensky thanked Musk for the Starlinks and they talked briefly, however, the main conversation was with Trump, reported AFP.
