Trump Enlists Musk and Ramaswamy to Streamline Government Bureaucracy

President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Elon Musk to lead a new initiative called the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) to advise on reducing bureaucracy and government spending. Musk, along with biotech investor Vivek Ramaswamy, will work with the White House to propose structural reforms and cut wasteful expenditures. The initiative aims to significantly reduce federal spending by 2026, coinciding with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. This move is part of a broader set of appointments by Trump, including John Ratcliffe for CIA director and Pete Hegseth for defense secretary.