Wednesday, 13 November 2024

Donald Trump appoints Elon Musk to 'efficiency' role and Fox News host as defence secretary

 US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Elon Musk to jointly lead a new "Department of Government Efficiency"

  • Musk will lead the body with Republican Vivek Ramaswamy - it's essentially an advisory role, writes our correspondent David Willis

  • Trump says the body will "dismantle government bureaucracy" and could be the "Manhattan Project of our time" - a reference to the top-secret effort to develop nuclear weapons during World War Two 


    Trump has also picked Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host and Army veteran, to be defence secretary

  • Meanwhile, John Ratcliffe is appointed director of national intelligence and Kristi Noem will lead the Department of Homeland Security

  • And Republicans are closing in on a majority in the House of Representatives

  • THIS AND MORE UPDATES AT: Donald Trump appoints Elon Musk to 'efficiency' role and Fox News host as defence secretary

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