Former President Trump said that if re-elected, he would establish a government efficiency task force, and Musk has agreed to lead the task force. Speaking in New York on Thursday, Trump said the new Efficiency Commission would conduct a “comprehensive financial and performance audit of the entire federal government” and make recommendations for “radical reform.”
Musk’s company is a beneficiary of government spending, with records showing Tesla received nearly 13% of EV charging incentives under President Joe Biden’s infrastructure law. Politico. Meanwhile, SpaceX has received billions of dollars in federal funding since its inception.
Trump said the committee was established based on a “suggestion” from the billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, who had expressed interest in the position during a previous interview with Trump on X. Last month, Musk also posted what appeared to be artificial intelligence-generated content, a photo of himself at a podium labeled “Department of Government Effectiveness.”
“If given the opportunity, I look forward to serving the United States,” Musk said on X after Trump’s speech. “No pay, no title, no recognition required.”
In an interview last month, the former president called Musk “the greatest layoffist,” referring to his firing of thousands of employees at Tesla earlier this year, as well as mass layoffs at Twitter , causing about half of the company’s employees to be laid off.
