Elon Musk's reaction when President Trump appointed him to lead the new ministry

(Dan Tri) - President-elect Donald Trump has nominated billionaire Elon Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the newly established Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

"I am pleased to announce that Elon Musk, along with Vivek Ramaswamy, will lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)," President-elect Donald Trump said in a press release on November 12. President-elect Donald Trump said that billionaire Elon Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will pave the way for the new administration to dismantle government bureaucracy, cut redundant regulations, cut wasteful spending, and restructure federal agencies. Musk and Ramaswamy were prominent private-sector supporters of Republican candidate Donald Trump during his campaign to return to the White House. He added that the two businessmen's jobs will end on July 4, 2026.

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy react after being nominated by US President-elect Donald Trump to lead the Department of Government Reform (Screenshot: X).

Shortly after President Trump announced the appointment, billionaire Elon Musk shared on social network X: "Threatening democracy? No, threatening the bureaucracy!" For his part, businessman Ramaswamy declared: "We will not give up easily." Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, the remaining leader of the Department of Government Efficiency, is a biotechnology entrepreneur. After losing the Republican primary this year, Mr. Ramaswamy quickly became a strong ally of Mr. Trump. Previously, during Mr. Trump's election campaign this year, billionaire Elon Musk said he would take a job in the administration as the head of DOGE. Elon Musk also affirmed that he could quickly cut $2,000 billion in government spending once Republican candidate Donald Trump won. Billionaire Musk has never worked in the government apparatus. However, the companies he has owned over the years have signed contracts with the US government, including contracts related to space, military and intelligence projects. Billionaire Elon Musk is the most prominent supporter of President-elect Trump's campaign this year. He has spent more than $130 million on the super committee America PAC, making the group a key part of President Trump's effort to regain the White House. In the last few weeks before the election, he also made a splash when he and America PAC awarded $1 million to voters in battleground states. "One of the best bets Musk has ever made is supporting Trump. Musk is a big beneficiary of this," Daniel Ives, an analyst at Wedbush Securities, told Reuters.

According to Bloomberg, Reuters, AP

Dantri.com.vn

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/kinh-doanh/phan-ung-cua-elon-musk-khi-duoc-tong-thong-trump-bo-nhiem-lanh-dao-bo-moi-20241113120325283.htm