Elon Musk’s understanding of the so-called deep state comes off as rather shallow. The Tesla CEO reckons $2 trillion can be slashed from the U.S. bureaucracy, echoing decades of arm-waving over wasteful spending in Washington.

Vivek Ramaswamy will co-lead Trump's Department of Government Efficiency with Elon Musk. Learn more about his family, education, career and net worth.

Elon Musk shared on X that nor he or Vivek Ramaswamy will be paid to co-lead the newly-created Department of Government Efficiency.

Georgia U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been picked to lead a subcommittee that will be formed under the new Department of Government Efficiency when the new administration takes office in January. President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to head that agency.

Here’s a deep dive into Musk’s record breaking net worth including a detailed breakdown of all his assets from Tesla to Neuralink.

Elon Musk had some relatable thoughts on the new “department” of government efficiency he’s been tasked to head with Vivek Ramaswamy. “I still can’t believe DOGE is real,” he wrote on his social media platform X on Sunday night,