00:00Elon Musk was just picked by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the Department of Government
00:05Efficiency.
00:06If you're wondering what that is, you're not alone.
00:09Here's everything we know so far.
00:10Donald Trump officially secured his spot in office as the 45th President of the United
00:15States on November 6th.
00:17Trump and Harris alike had a fair amount of celebrity endorsements, but one of the loudest
00:21voices in support of Trump was none other than billionaire Elon Musk.
00:25Musk, the CEO of Tesla and X, formerly known as Twitter, donated tens to hundreds of millions
00:32of dollars to Trump's campaign.
00:34At a rally at Madison Square Garden on October 27th before the election, Trump teased he
00:39and Musk were working on something, sharing,
00:41"'Our little secret' is having a big impact.
00:44Elon and I have a secret.
00:46We'll tell you what it is when the race is over."
00:48And now, it seems as if that little secret has finally come to light.
00:52On November 12th, Donald Trump announced his plans for a new department, the Department
00:56of Government Efficiency, which is being referred to as DOGE or DOGE.
01:01In a statement announcing the department, Trump wrote,
01:04I am pleased to announce that the great Elon Musk, working in conjunction with American
01:08patriot Vivek Ramaswamy, will lead the Department of Government Efficiency.
01:12It will become, potentially, the Manhattan Project of our time.
01:16The Department of Government Efficiency will drive large-scale structural reform and create
01:21an entrepreneurial approach to government never seen before.
01:24I look forward to Elon and Vivek making changes to the federal bureaucracy with an eye on
01:29efficiency and, at the same time, making life better for all Americans.
01:33It is important to note that the Department of Government Efficiency is not a federal
01:37agency.
01:38Instead, it will act as an advisory department, quote, outside of government.
01:42In response to Trump announcing DOGE, Musk took to X to write,
01:47All actions of the Department of Government Efficiency will be posted online for maximum
01:51transparency.
01:52Anytime the public thinks we are cutting something important or not cutting something wasteful,
01:56just let us know.
01:57We will also have a leaderboard for the most insanely dumb spending of your tax dollars.
02:02This will be both extremely tragic and extremely entertaining.
02:06The department is gathering mixed reactions from Americans online, some excited to see
02:10what Musk will do, others doubtful about Trump's decision.
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