Donald Trump confirms Elon Musk in his cabinet | US News

Donald Trump has confirmed that Elon Musk will serve as co-head of a government department in his cabinet.

The president-elect said Tuesday that the Tesla and

The appointment fulfills a promise Mr Trump made to the tech billionaire after he backed him in the race for the White House and poured more than $119 million (£92 million) into promoting him in the seven battleground states had.

In a statement, the president-elect said that Mr. Musk and Mr. Ramaswamy “will pave the way for my administration to cut government bureaucracy, dismantle excessive regulations, cut wasteful spending and restructure federal agencies.”

Mr Trump added: “Smaller government with more efficiency and less bureaucracy will be the perfect gift to America on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. I am confident she will succeed!”

The ministry will provide “advice and guidance” from outside government, Mr Trump said, which will likely mean that both Mr Musk and biotech entrepreneur Mr Ramaswamy will continue to work in the private sector and join the US partner network without Senate approval Sky is likely to serve NBC reported.

The department has been given a deadline of July 4, 2026 to complete its work.

The new division’s acronym DOGE matches a popular meme and the name of the cryptocurrency Dogecoin, which Mr. Musk is promoting.