And to run the new cost-cutting department, Trump tapped the businessman he calls the world's "greatest cutter" — Elon Musk.
If you're looking to take a chainsaw to the federal government, Musk seems perfectly suited to the job.
When it comes to federal spending, one person's waste is another person's bread and butter.
And his massive investments in electric vehicles and social media are dependent on all sorts of federal spending and oversight.
Musk has acknowledged that Americans will feel "hardship" as a result of the cuts he wants to see implemented.
Persons:
Donald Trump, Trump, Elon Musk, Musk, cochair, Vivek Ramaswamy, Ronald Reagan —, There's, Michael Morris, Morris, it's, Andy Wu, Linda Bilmes, Ronald Reagan, Joel Friedman, Brian Hughes, DOGE, Reagan, Ramaswamy, It's, Sam, Uncle, Elon
Organizations:
Department of Government, Twitter, Tesla, SpaceX, Defense Department, IRS, Columbia Business School, Harvard Business School, Government, Harvard Kennedy School, Office, GAO, Fox News, Budget, Federal Aviation Administration, Veterans Administration, —
Locations:
Ecuador, Independence