Donald Trump Taps Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy for Cabinet in ‘Save America’ Push

President-elect Donald Trump announced that tech entrepreneur Elon Musk would lead a newly formed "Department of Government Efficiency," a position Trump alluded to during the campaign. Musk and Indian-American entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy will work together to reduce bureaucratic red tape, eliminate unwarranted expenses, and reorganize federal agencies- tasks critical in the "Save America" agenda that Trump promised for America.

Recently, President Trump said he was enthusiastic about the appointments, stating, "Elon and Vivek will be instrumental in overhauling federal bureaucracy to improve efficiency and positively impact Americans' daily lives." Emphasis was placed on attacking "waste and fraud" within government systems.

Trump won the presidential election recently as he defeated his Democratic opponent Kamala Harris with a result of 69 electoral votes. In the speech after winning, Trump called Musk an "amazing and super genius," referring to when Musk spent two weeks canvassing in Pennsylvania for the campaign.

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Musk, an ardent Trump supporter, was highly active financially and online for the Trump campaign. The Tesla chief executive reportedly contributed over $100 million to Trump's re-election and has been stalwart and consistent posting on X--formerly Twitter--to speak directly to voters.

During the call made to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on November 9, he further hinted at Musk's role in his administration when he included him in the conference call. As per reports from AFP, during the conversation, Zelensky thanks Musk for Starlink services, but Musk gives brief remarks before carrying on the prime discussion between Zelensky and Trump.