- Safiu Kehinde
President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Elon Musk to jointly lead a new “Department of Government Efficiency”
Musk will lead the body with former Republican primary candidate Vivek Ramaswamy
The body will “provide advice and guidance from outside of government” to “dismantle government bureaucracy”
Trump has also picked Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host and Army veteran, to be defence secretary, and John Ratcliffe as director of national intelligence
The Republicans are closing in on a majority in the House, with counting continuing in a dozen races.
Elon Musk was very influential in Trump’s historical return to the White House with his appearances at the Republican party’s campaign.
The Tesla CEO not only endorsed Trump candidacy but also used his X platform to canvas for him.
Few weeks to the election, Musk initiated $1 million giveaway each day via a lottery system to voters who have signed the PAC’s petition supporting the First and Second Amendments.
This enticed the voters, causing a paradigm shift of attention to Trump and the Tesla CEO.