With Donald Trump’s presidential election victory, conservatives are hoping that he will do a complete overhaul of the agencies within the federal government that are either corrupt or simply not necessary. There’s no time for caution this time around.

For months before election day, Trump teased the idea of having billionaire Elon Musk head a department that would cut down on the bureaucracy that has plagued the federal government for decades now. And now that Trump is the president-elect, he’s made things official by tapping Musk and former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the Department of Government Efficiency.

This announcement is a nightmare for people who are part of the establishment political class in Washington, D.C. They no longer can feel secure about their jobs which do nothing to benefit the American people.

Musk And Ramaswamy Have Lofty Goals To Cut Down On Government Waste

“I am pleased to announce that the Great Elon Musk, working in conjunction with American Patriot Vivek Ramaswamy, will lead the Department of Government Efficiency (‘DOGE’),” Donald Trump said in a statement that was released on Tuesday. “Together, these two wonderful Americans will pave the way for my Administration to dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies – Essential to the ‘Save America’ Movement.”

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— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 13, 2024

“This will send shockwaves through the system, and anyone involved in Government waste, which is a lot of people,” Elon Musk said in a statement of his own.

DOGE will work alongside the White House and the Office of Management and Budget but won’t work within the federal government. This is to ensure that their work doesn’t get bogged down by endless red tape and bureaucracy. Trump has also announced that their work will be completed by July 4, 2026, which happens to be the United States’s 250th Independence Day.

According to the Congressional Budget Office, the federal budget deficit is sitting at $1.8 trillion as of fiscal 2024. Musk and Ramaswamy have the large task of cutting that number down significantly. But despite the tall order, Musk feels confident he can accomplish this.

During a major Trump rally at Madison Square Garden in October, Elon Musk said that he would be able to find “at least $2 trillion” of spending that could be axed. However, cutting this spending would mean that certain programs in defense and Social Security would need to be cut or heavily reduced. That would require congressional approval as well. The good news is for Trump and his newly founded DOGE, Republicans control both chambers of Congress which would help Musk and Ramaswamy be able to propose and complete spending cuts quicker.

The Establishment’s Response To DOGE

Those on the Left and who are in the establishment political class are heavily skeptical to say the least about Donald Trump picking Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to head DOGE. This class of D.C. bureaucrats knows that their jobs could be in jeopardy because of the way DOGE could radically transform the federal government and its wasteful spending.

Americans on both sides of the political aisle understand that the federal government is completely useless when it comes to spending wisely and getting things done in a reasonable amount of time. Just look at how poorly run government institutions like the DMV or the United States Postal Office are.

While DOGE may not directly address those organizations, it will help insure that better efficiency is brought to the top of the chain which in turn could trickle down and bring about change to those institutions that the federal government oversees.

Even if you didn’t vote for Donald Trump, it’s hard not to admit that the government could use an overhaul to cut down on wasteful spending. In fact, the only people who should really be upset about this are bureaucrats who make money off wrapping red tape around every thing they can get their hands on.

What do you think about the creation of the Department of Government Efficiency? Could the government use more efficiency or are things running fine the way they currently are? Let us know down below!