A commission to evaluate and control government work will be set up by the Republican candidate for the presidency of the USA Donald Trump if he is re-elected president and, as he said, Elon Musk, who had suggested its establishment, has agreed to be the head.
Trump made the announcement in a speech to top business executives in New York.
The Wall Street Journal was the first to report earlier today that Trump would publicly support the creation of such a committee.
The former president has been discussing with his staff for weeks the idea of forming a commission to oversee the effectiveness of government work, people with knowledge of those talks said.
Today, however, was the first time he publicly endorsed the idea, which has been floated by Musk, a major donor and prominent supporter of the tycoon’s bid for re-election in the Nov. 5 US presidential election.
The commission will conduct “a comprehensive financial and performance audit of the entire federal government”
During an interview with Musk on August 13, Trump said he would “love” a commission to evaluate the effectiveness of government work, but did not formally announce that he would form such a commission if he won the election.
Musk said in an Aug. 19 podcast that he had conversations with the former president about the issue and that he would be interested in having a role on such a committee.
The committee will conduct “a comprehensive financial and performance audit of the entire federal government” and make “recommendations for drastic reforms,” according to the Wall Street Journal, which had knowledge of Trump’s speech.
Musk willing
Musk had reiterated earlier today that he is open to being part of that committee. “I look forward to serving America if the opportunity arises,” Musk wrote on X.
Trump’s senior campaign adviser Brian Hughes, in a conference call with reporters before the speech, stressed that Trump will work with Musk to implement that proposal. “Elon Musk, as the president has said, is a genius,” said B. Hughes.
Among the participants at today’s event are Steve Mnuchin, Trump’s US Treasury Secretary and now head of private equity firm Liberty Strategic Capital, and Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick, who serves as co-chair of the transition team power in the event of Trump’s election.
On the campaign trail, Trump has often blamed Democratic candidate Kamala Harris — the current vice president of the United States — for the rise in prices of everyday items during President Joe Biden’s tenure.
While inflation has slowed over the past two years, many U.S. consumers are still unhappy with the higher prices they are forced to pay for food, gas and other goods, according to polls.
Trump is seen as a more capable manager of the economy than most voters. But his lead over Harris on the issue is receding, polls show.
Source: OT
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