Shortly after winning the 2024 presidential election, Trump selected Musk and ex-GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), an ...

Bannon has stoked the tension, which began when Musk, a former special government employee who led Trump's Department of Government Efficiency, called on senators to reject Trump's tax cut bill.

Musk later suggests he's "willing to serve" in government. The Tesla CEO posted an image of himself on X as a representative of DOGE, an acronym for the Department of Government Efficiency.

Trump announced Musk and former Republican presidential primary candidate Vivek Ramaswamy would co-lead a "Department of Government Efficiency" focused on curbing federal spending.

About a week after Trump won the Nov. 5 election, the transition team sent out a news release saying Musk and tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy would co-lead the Department of Government ...