Donald Trump picks 'great' Elon Musk to handle government efficiency with Vivek Ramaswamy

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US President-elect Donald Trump has named "great" Elon Musk and "American patriot" Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) together, according to Trump on social media platform Truth Social.

"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," said Trump.

Elon Musk added:

This will send shockwaves through the system, and anyone involved in government waste, which is a lot of people.

Trump also called DOGE, the new government initiative, "potentially 'The Manhattan Project' of our time".

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“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 and budget to drive large scale structural reform, and create an entrepreneurial approach to government never seen before,” Trump wrote, adding:

I look forward to Musk and Ramaswamy making changes to the federal bureaucracy with an eye on efficiency and, at the same time, making life better for all Americans.

He added that most importantly, the move till drive out "massive waste and fraud" which exists throughout the annual US$6.5 trillion dollars of government spending.

"They will work together to liberate our economy and make the US Government accountable to 'we the people'," he said.

A deadline of 4 July 2026 has been put in place for the department to conclude its work.

"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," said Trump.

Trump made history once again last week, reprising his role as the leader of one of the world's most powerful economies and taking over the White House. Since his win, world leaders have been congratulating him with PM of Singapore Lawrence Wong stating: "I extend my warmest congratulations on your election as the 47th president of the United States of America.

"The American people have given you an overwhelming mandate and placed their trust in you to lead the US again. I am confident that under your stewardship, the US will continue to grow and exercise its global leadership role."

PM Wong also highlighted last week that this year marks the 20th anniversary of the US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement which has “almost tripled since its inception”.

“Together with Singapore’s investments into the US, this has supported over 270,000 high-quality jobs in America," said PM Wong.

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