Vivek Ramaswamy also plays a role… “The Manhattan Project of our time…Deregulation”
“Providing advice from outside the government, collaborating with the White House… Work to be completed by Independence Day, July 4, 2026.”
Musk, ‘No. 1 contributor’ to Trump‘s victory… Forecast of powerful influence
Tesla CEO Elon Musk takes office after former President Trump’s re-election [로이터 연합뉴스 자료사진. 재판매 및 DB 금지]
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Seo Hye-rim = U.S. President-elect Donald Trump nominated Elon Musk (53), CEO of Tesla, as the head of his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on the 13th (local time).
In addition, Vivek Ramaswamy (39), an Indian entrepreneur and Republican presidential candidate, also announced that he would lead the Department of Government Efficiency along with Musk.
“Together, these two great Americans will pave the way for my administration to dismantle government bureaucracy, eliminate excessive regulation, cut wasteful spending, and rebuild federal agencies,” President-elect Trump said in a statement. He emphasized, “This is the core of the ‘Save America’ movement.”
President-elect Trump emphasized that the Government Efficiency Department, led by them, “will be the ‘Manhattan Project’ of our time.” The Manhattan Project is the name of a secret plan carried out by the United States during World War II to develop mankind’s first nuclear weapon, and is evaluated as a ‘game changer’ that changed the outcome of the war.
“To drive this kind of radical change, the Office of Government Efficiency will provide advice from outside the government and work with the White House and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to pursue large-scale structural reforms,” he said. “We will create an approach,” he emphasized.
He went on to say that the two men “look forward to transforming the federal bureaucracy with efficiency in mind while making life better for all Americans,” and that they will “eliminate the enormous waste and fraud that exists in government spending.” did it
In addition, President-elect Trump said, “Their work will be completed by July 4, 2026 at the latest,” and “It will be a perfect gift to the United States on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.” July 4th is a federal holiday commemorating the American Declaration of Independence in 1776.
Coincidentally, the English abbreviation ‘DOGE’ (Department of Government Efficiency) overlaps with the name of ‘Dogecoin’, a meme coin that Musk once promoted.
CEO Musk is evaluated as the number one contributor to President-elect Trump’s victory in this presidential election.
He was known to have supported the Democratic Party at one time, but after the first assassination attempt on President-elect Trump occurred during the campaign, he publicly declared his support for him and jumped into the election campaign in earnest.
In particular, controversy arose when a petition was conducted among voters in competitive states, participants were randomly selected, and prize money worth $1 million (approximately 1.47 billion won) was awarded.
During the election campaign, President-elect Trump announced that Musk would lead the Department of Government Efficiency, and Musk also expressed his active commitment to his role, saying he could cut the federal government’s budget by at least $2 trillion (about 2,814 trillion won). there is.
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead government efficiency once the Trump administration takes office. [AFP 연합뉴스. 재판매 및 DB 금지]
After winning the presidential election, Musk reaffirmed his position as Trump’s closest aide by attending phone calls between President-elect Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Musk, who is from South Africa, is also a natural entrepreneur.
He rose to prominence in business early on by founding startups Zip2 and PayPal in the 1990s, and is currently leading private space exploration company SpaceX and electric vehicle company Tesla.
Ramaswami is an entrepreneur who founded a biotech company, and is a person who is challenging the Republican presidential primary with his ‘young blood’.
In particular, during the primary, he emphasized the need to strengthen America’s defense capabilities and strengthen checks on China.
Additionally, last year, he pledged to abolish federal government agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Department of Education, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, CNN reported.
After dropping out of the race, he fully supported President-elect Trump and joined the ranks of his closest associates.
Ramaswami, who was born to an Indian immigrant family in Cincinnati, USA, founded and led ‘Roivant Sciences’, a biotech company that applies technology to new drug development.
hrseo@yna.co.kr
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