Donald Trump appoints Elon Musk to advise White House on government efficiency

Mr Trump said in a statement that Mr Musk and Mr Ramaswamy will work from outside the government to offer the White House “advice and guidance"

Elon Musk speaks before Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden. Picture: AP Photo/Evan Vucci

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said Elon Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new non-governmental agency called the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge).

The acronym Doge is a nod to Musk’s favourite cryptocurrency, dogecoin.