Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy Bag Top Roles in Trump 2.0, to Lead Department of Government Efficiency

Washington: Tesla CEO Elon Musk and former Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will lead the Department of Efficiency, President-elect Donald Trump said in a statement on Tuesday.

"I am pleased to announce that the Great Elon Musk, working in conjunction with American Patriot Vivek Ramaswamy, will lead the Department of Government Efficiency ("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 said in the statement.

The president-elect further in the statement said that the ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ will provide advice and guidance from outside of government and will partner with the White House and Office of Management to drive structural reforms. 

"It will become, potentially, "The Manhattan Project" of our time. Republican politicians have dreamed about the objectives of "DOGE" for a very long time. To drive this kind of drastic change, the Department of Government Efficiency will provide advice and guidance from outside of Government, and will partner with the White House and Office of Management & Budget to drive large scale structural reform, and create an entrepreneurial approach to Government never seen before," it added.

"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. Importantly, we will drive out the massive waste and fraud which exists throughout our annual $6.5 Trillion Dollars of Government Spending. They will work together to liberate our Economy, and make the U.S. Government accountable to "WE THE PEOPLE." Their work will conclude no later than July 4, 2026 - A smaller Government, with more efficiency and less bureaucracy, will be the perfect gift to America on the 250th Anniversary of The Declaration of Independence. I am confident they will succeed!" the statement continued. 

‘Threat to Bureaucracy!’: Musk Reacts 

Soon after Trump made the announcement, Musk in a series of posts on X said, "Department of Government Efficiency. The merch will be"

In another, he said, "Threat to democracy? Nope, threat to BUREAUCRACY!!!"

Meanwhile, Ramaswamy tagging Musk in a post on X which read, “We Will Not Go Gently, @elonmusk.”

 This comes as Donald Trump earlier in an interview in with Fox News in October first revealed his plans to appoint a "secretary of cost-cutting," and also stated that he would defer to Musk when it comes to shutting down various agencies and essentially ‘trimming’ the government.

"I’m going to have Elon Musk — he is dying to do this. You know, he’s a great business guy, actually. You think of him for science and rockets. And every time I think he’s telling me about a new screw that was developed, he’s developed a new screw — screws are difficult — and it’s made out of titanium, and it’s so exciting. But you know what? He’s a great business guy, and he’s a great cost-cutter. You’ve seen that. And he said: I could cut costs without affecting anybody," he said.