After defeating Kamala Harris in the United States presidential elections, Donald Trump began assembling his cabinet and, during the process, different actors had winks with the administration of Javier Milei. In the last hours, the businessman Vivek Ramaswamy39, stated that “a reasonable formula to fix the United States government” is to carry out “Milei-style cuts, on steroids“.
Vivek Ramaswamy’s nod to Javier’s policies
After Donald Trump’s victory in the US elections, President Javier Milei assured that Elon Musk “is in contact with Sturzenegger to replicate the chainsaw.” In this sense, the recently announced DOGE would be inspired by the Ministry of Deregulation and State Transformation that Milei inaugurated with his arrival to the Government.
“Donald Trump himself incorporated Elon Musk into his ranks to replicate the experience of what Federico Sturzenegger is doing and, in fact, among the things that he spoke with Elon Musk told me that he is already in contact with Federico to replicate that model.“said the President a few weeks ago at an event of the Argentine Chamber of Commerce (CAC). Along these lines, from the United States, future Trump officials left some winks through social networks in reference to the leader’s policies. libertarian.
Vivek Ramaswamy39, along with Musk will be responsible for the United States Department of Government Efficiency once Trump assumes the presidency on January 20. Along these lines, Ramaswamy warned the path to follow by the new North American administration: “A reasonable formula to fix the United States government: Milei-style cuts, on steroids,” he shared in X.
Previously, the businessman descended from a family of Indian immigrants had already used Milei’s famous “outside” when referring to his objective of lowering public spending by the US central administration. The references are not coincidental, since Ramaswamy met Javier Milei during the Argentine president’s visit to the United Stateswhere both discussed their visions on the deregulation of the State.
What functions will DOGE have, the ministry that Elon Musk will control in Donald Trump’s government?
After supporting the Republican candidate throughout the election campaign, Musk finally earned his place in the US government: Donald Trump made official the creation of the Government Efficiency Department. It will be directed by the South African tycoon along with Ramaswamy, who has a assets of about US$950 million of dollars, according to the Forbes magazine at the end of 2023.
One of the biggest peculiarities of the new department is the name chosen: DOGE is also Elon Musk’s favorite cryptocurrency, created in 2013 inspired by the popular Shiba Inu dog meme.
In the official statement shared in X, the future president detailed that the organization will aim to end excessive regulations, cut unnecessary expenses and restructure federal agencies from the United States.
For his part, Musk explained that this department “will send shock waves through the system and everyone involved in it.” the waste of the government, which is many people“Trump also analyzed that this decision has the potential to become the Manhattan project of this era. “Republican politicians have dreamed of ‘DOGE’ goals for a long time.”
To carry out the “large-scale structural reform“, the department will work closely with the White House and the Office of Management and Budget. “I look forward to Elon and Vivek bringing about changes in the federal bureaucracy, with an eye toward efficiency and, at the same time, improve the lives of Americans. We want to end the spending and fraud that exists in the US$6.5 trillion that the government spends annually,” the statement concluded.
Source: Ambito
