US President-elect Donald Trump will appoint the richest man on the planet, Elon Musk, to head a newly created ministry of “government efficiency”. He will share the post with businessman Vivek Ramaswamy.
“Together, these two great Americans will chart the course for my administration to dismantle government bureaucracy, slash excessive regulations, cut wasteful spending and restructure federal agencies,” the future US president said in a statement on Tuesday.
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It’s been weeks since Donald Trump announced that the boss of Tesla, SpaceX and He assured that these two allies would “send shock waves into the system”.
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If the three wealthy businessmen reach a lasting agreement, they could make 2,000 billion dollars (nearly 1,800 billion francs) in clear cuts in a federal government budget of 6,500 to 7,000 billion.
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For internal security, a portfolio which notably includes customs and border guards, Donald Trump wants to appoint the governor of South Dakota, Kristi Noem. This loyal ally of the president-elect will “work closely” with Tom Homan, who has been entrusted with the burning issue of immigration control, according to a press release from Donald Trump.
A TV presenter at the Pentagon
As for defense, the president-elect announced that he intended to appoint as minister Pete Hegseth, presenter on Fox News, the favorite channel of conservatives in the United States. Pete Hegseth, a former major in the US Army.
“With Pete at the helm, the haters [des Etats-Unis d’]America are warned: our armed forces will achieve greatness again and America will never back down,” the future US president said in a statement.
He also announced his intention to appoint former elected official John Ratcliffe as head of the CIA. “He will be a fearless defender of the constitutional rights of all Americans,” assured the Republican billionaire.
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