WASHINGTON D.C (VINnews)-President Donald Trump has unveiled plans for a new initiative under his administration, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which he described as “potentially the Manhattan Project of our time.” The ambitious program will be led by billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk and biotech entrepreneur and political figure Vivek Ramaswamy. According to Trump, their mission will be to revolutionize the way the U.S. government operates.
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Speaking at a recent event, Trump outlined his vision for DOGE as a cornerstone of his 2024 campaign’s “Save America” movement. “Together, these two wonderful Americans will pave the way for my administration to dismantle government bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure federal agencies,” Trump said. “This department will provide advice and guidance from outside of government, partnering with the White House and the Office of Management & Budget to drive large-scale structural reform.”
Trump emphasized the long-standing Republican desire to reduce the size of government, likening DOGE’s objectives to a historic initiative: “Republican politicians have dreamed about this kind of drastic change for a very long time.”
The project will have an entrepreneurial approach to federal governance, unprecedented in scope. “We will drive out the massive waste and fraud that exists throughout our $6.5 trillion in government spending annually,” Trump said, expressing confidence that Musk and Ramaswamy’s private-sector expertise will help eliminate inefficiencies and liberate the economy from “unnecessary regulations.”
The ambitious timeline for the project is to conclude by July 4, 2026, coinciding with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. “A smaller government, with more efficiency and less bureaucracy, will be the perfect gift to America on this historic occasion,” Trump declared.
Musk and Ramaswamy, both known for their radical ideas on innovation and reform, are expected to bring a fresh perspective to the often slow-moving federal bureaucracy. Their joint leadership of DOGE is seen as a symbolic and strategic move to bridge the gap between tech-driven innovation and government reform.
The creation of DOGE is likely to energize Trump’s base, especially among conservatives who have long sought to streamline the federal government. However, it also raises questions about how these sweeping reforms would be implemented and the potential political opposition they might face.
Trump concluded his remarks with a confident outlook, stating, “I look forward to Elon and Vivek making life better for all Americans as they make the U.S. government accountable to ‘WE THE PEOPLE.’ I am confident they will succeed.”
Good luck! Im sure environmentalists, conservationists, progressives and all other loony activists will try to get in the way of dismantling red tape, and bureaucratic regulations.
As victim of assassination attempt and as a catchy meaningful applicable name, he missed a great opportunity to instead name the new group Department of Donald’s Government Efficiency (DODGE the bullet of excess expense)
Great in theory but…
1) We all hate regulations except for the ones we like
2) Agencies are created and funded by law: it will require Congress to make many of these changes
3) A lot of big companies are going to push-back when they discover how much money they’ll lose
4) Congressmen will want to cut the budget (in somebody else’s district)
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