Trump says Musk, Ramaswamy will form outside group to advise White House on government efficiency

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Trump said in his statement the two will “pave the way for my Administration to dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies.”

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00:00In an unprecedented move from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy

00:09will lead a new Department of Government Efficiency.

00:14Trump said in a statement that the two will pave the way for his administration to quote

00:19dismantle government bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures and

00:25restructure federal agencies.

00:29He added that they will work from outside the government to offer the White House advice

00:33and guidance.

00:35Because they won't be official federal workers, they would not face requirements to ward off

00:39potential conflicts of interest, like disclosing assets and divesting holdings relating to

00:45their work.

00:47Another untraditional appointment went to Fox News host Pete Hegseth, who Trump named

00:52his new Defense Secretary.

00:55Some top security officials at the Pentagon said they were caught off guard by the choice,

01:00expecting someone with more defense policy experience.

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