Vivek Ramaswamy’s brief campaign appeared to be based on fictional anchor Will McAvoy nostalgic monologue about the golden age of America—when the nation waged war on poverty, achieved monumental technological advances,

Trump made the announcement on social media, fulfilling a promise during the campaign to give Musk sweeping oversight of federal spending.

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said Elon Musk and former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new “Department of Government Efficiency" — which is not, despite the name, a government agency.