Led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, the body announced by Trump would operate outside government and provide advice to the White House on cutting spending.

Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy and RFK Jr. appear poised to have Trump’s ear in positions that don’t require Senate confirmation but will likely influence White House policies.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said Elon Musk and former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new “Department of Government Efficiency” — which is not, despite the name, a government agency.

Elon Musk shared on X that nor he or Vivek Ramaswamy will be paid to co-lead the newly-created Department of Government Efficiency.

The Tesla CEO was named to a position in the second Trump administration on Tuesday evening. Investors don’t seem to be bothered by the idea.

Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will co-lead the newly created department that Trump indicated will operate outside the confines of government.

Musk—the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, and owner of X (formerly Twitter)—was quoted in Trump's announcement as saying that DOGE "will send shockwaves through the system, and anyone involved in Government waste, which is a lot of people!"

President-elect Trump announced Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy as the leaders of his new Department of Government Efficiency, aiming to reduce federal waste and bureaucracy.

The incoming Trump administration’s solution to government spending is a new Department of Government Efficiency led by co-department chiefs: the world’s richest man and Trump’s former political opponent.

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