Trump names Musk and Ramaswamy to head government efficiency drive

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

75% : A smaller Government, with more efficiency and less bureaucracy, will be the perfect gift to America on the 250th Anniversary of The Declaration of Independence,' Trump said in the statement.
60% : 'Republican politicians have dreamed about the objectives of "DOGE" for a very long time,' Trump said.
55% : Republicans have long complained about government over-spending and Trump touted that DOGE will accomplish its goals by July 4, 2026.
54% : Trump emphasized that the pair 'will provide advice and guidance from outside of Government' and 'drive large scale reform' by creating an 'entrepreneurial approach to Government never seen before.'Musk and Ramaswamy have become some of Trump's top allies in the tech bro community.
54% : The SpaceX, X and Tesla head joined Trump on the campaign trail on October 5 when the now president-elect returned to the Butler venue - memorably jumping around onstage.
54% : Musk was with Trump and his family members at their election night shindig at Mar-a-Lago and has since been seen in meetings with the president-elect as he figures out who's in his Cabinet.
54% : Trump picked his campaign manager Susie Wiles as the first female chief of staff in White House history.
51% : Ramaswamy came in fourth place in the Iowa caucuses, suspending his campaign immediately afterward and endorsing Trump.
47% : Trump made the bombshell announcement Tuesday night saying Musk will co-lead the 'Manhattan Project of our time' with former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.
47% : Tom Homan, the former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement has also been brought in by Trump as Border Czar, while Mike Waltz has been asked to be White House National Security Advisor.
40% : Musk officially endorsed Trump on the heels of the July 13 assassination attempt on the Republican at his Butler, Pennsylvania rally.
34% : Florida senator Marco Rubio has gone from being denigrated by Trump as 'Little Marco,' a heated campaign rival, to perhaps the most coveted of all Cabinet posts as Secretary of State.
19% : When Trump appeared to be the runaway favorite ahead of the early primaries, Ramaswamy never turned on the former president, like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former U.N. Amb.
7% : Trump pledged that the pair would help him 'dismantle' government bureaucracy and 'slash excess regulations, cut wasteful spending, and restructure Federal Agencies.'Trump said the immense project will 'drive out the massive waste and fraud' and would be completed by July 4, 2026. '

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