With DOGE, Musk, Ramaswamy Confront the ‘Immovable Object’

A new era of successfully cutting spending and regulations could be dawning with the government department that isn’t really a department.

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With DOGE, Musk, Ramaswamy Confront the ‘Immovable Object’ — (Left) Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, and (Right) Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk, co-chairs of the newly announced Department of Government Efficiency, arrive on Capitol Hill on Dec. 5, 2024. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

December 05, 2024Updated:December 12, 2024

After Elon Musk asserted during the 2024 campaign that he could eliminate at least $2 trillion of unnecessary federal spending, the once and future President Donald Trump gave the world’s richest man two things: a partner in billionaire entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and the green light to make the savings happen.

Thus, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was born.

With DOGE, Musk, Ramaswamy Confront the ‘Immovable Object’

A new era of successfully cutting spending and regulations could be dawning with the government department that isn’t really a department.

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