Trump gives Elon Musk, Ramaswamy mission to cut costs, slash red tape

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US President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday (Nov 12) Elon Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will lead the newly created Department of Government Efficiency, while a host of other names were announced for key roles including defence, homeland security and running the CIA.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Take over Elijah's take Donald Trump has kept his promise to offer billionaire Elon Musk a role in his administration

00:07The president-elect said in a statement that Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy

00:13Will lead the newly created Department of Government efficiency

00:17He added the pair quote will pave the way for my administration to dismantle government bureaucracy

00:23excess regulations cut wasteful expenditures and restructure federal agencies

00:29The appointments reward to Trump supporters from the private sector

00:32Musk the world's richest person leads electric car company Tesla

00:36social media platform X and rocket company SpaceX

00:40He gave millions of dollars to support Trump's presidential run and often joined him on the campaign trail

00:47The acronym of the new department

00:50DOGE

00:51Coincides with the name of the cryptocurrency dogecoin that Musk promotes in a social media post about the new department

00:58He said quote threat to democracy. Nope threat to bureaucracy

01:03Ramaswamy is the founder of a pharmaceutical company who threw his support behind Trump after dropping out of the race himself

01:10Trump said the pair's work would conclude by July 4th

01:132026 and that a smaller and more efficient government would be a gift to the country on its

01:19250th anniversary

01:21Would rise and raise your right hand Trump on Tuesday also picked former top US spy and close ally John Ratcliffe to serve as

01:29CIA director

01:30After his stint as the director of national intelligence at the end of Trump's first term

01:35Ratcliffe went on to co-chair a think-tank advocating Trump positions

01:39He also advised on national security policy during Trump's 2024 presidential campaign

01:44The president-elect also nominated South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem to head the Department of Homeland Security

01:51She is a staunch ally who has taken a hardline stance on illegal immigration, but has little national security experience

01:59Trump tapped Fox News commentator Pete Hegseth to be his Secretary of Defense

02:03The veteran has expressed disdain for the so-called woke policies of Pentagon leaders

02:08He could make good on Trump's promises to rid the military of generals who he accuses of pursuing progressive policies on

02:16diversity in the ranks

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