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Trump says Elon Musk will lead ‘DOGE’ office to cut ‘wasteful’ government spending

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President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead what he calls the Department of Government Efficiency — yes, the acronym is DOGE — to “pave the way” for his administration to “dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies.”

The department will somehow operate “outside of Government” and work with the White House and the Office of Management and Budget, according to the statement posted on Truth Social. Musk and Ramaswamy have until July 4th, 2026, to complete their work, the statement says.

Trump had said during his presidential campaign that he would appoint Musk to head up a government efficiency commission if he was elected….

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