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Elon Musk will lead a new ‘Department of Government Efficiency,’ Donald Trump says

President-elect Donald Trump has named Elon Musk as the leader of a new “Department of Government Efficiency" or "DOGE."

President-elect Donald Trump has named Elon Musk as the leader of a new “Department of Government Efficiency," that will “dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies.” The Tesla CEO and owner of X will spearhead the effort along with former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, Trump announced in a statement on Truth Social. The FBI raided the home of Jack Teixeira in April of 2023 and arrested him for leaking classified military documents on Discord that eventually found their way to other parts of the web. Last year’s trial of bringing back Fortnite’s original map, weapons, and early seasons broke records, suggesting an appetite for nostalgia in the seven-year-old battle royale.

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