I see what you did there with the Department of Government Efficiency or (D.O.G.E. for short)… The two members that will be leading their badly needed department will be Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy.
Department of Government Efficiency run by @VivekGRamaswamy and @elonmusk.
This is awesome. Get ready for our government to be cut by 80% or more…
And probably accomplish more than it does now. pic.twitter.com/oHnz33JmDf
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) November 13, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump announced on Tuesday night that he has tapped business magnate and former pharmaceutical executive Vivek Ramaswamy to lead his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
“I am pleased to announce that the Great Elon Musk, working in conjunction with American Patriot Vivek Ramaswamy, will lead the Department of Government Efficiency,” Trump said in a statement. “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.”
Trump called the initiative, which Musk first floated during an interview with Trump earlier this year, the “Manhattan Project” of our time. Naming the department DOGE is a wink to a popular meme and cryptocurrency sometimes referenced by Musk.
“This will send shockwaves through the system, and anyone involved in Government waste, which is a lot of people!” Musk said.