Trump Announces Musk's New Position!
On the 12th local time, U.S. President-elect Trump announced that Tesla CEO Elon Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy will co-lead the proposed 'Department of Government Efficiency' (DOGE) after he takes office.
Trump stated that the 'Department of Government Efficiency' will 'pave the way to dismantle government bureaucracy, cut unnecessary regulatory red tape and wasteful spending, and restructure federal agencies.'
Trump will nominate television host Pete Hegseth as U.S. Secretary of Defense.
On the 12th local time, U.S. President-elect Trump announced that he will nominate Pete Hegseth for U.S. Secretary of Defense.
Pete Hegseth was born in 1980, served in the U.S. Army National Guard, and currently hosts a television program on Fox News.
Currently, Trump has announced the officials he has chosen, including:
William McKinley as White House Counsel;
John Ratcliffe as Director of the CIA;
Mike Waltz as National Security Advisor;
Mike Huckabee as U.S. Ambassador to Israel;
Lee Zeldin as Administrator of the EPA;
Alice Stefanik as U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations;
Steve Witkoff as U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Issues;
Susan Summerall Wells as Director of the White House Office.
