Trump's choice of Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy as head of DOGE sparks hilarious meme fest
By Gargi Chaudhry | First Published Nov 13, 2024, 11:30 AM ISTDonald Trump appointed Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), aiming to reform the federal bureaucracy. This announcement triggered a wave of memes and reactions on social media.
US President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday named "great" Elon Musk and "American patriot" Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to clean up the federal bureaucracy.
Trump said in a statement that former Republican presidential candidate Ramaswamy, 39, and billionaire Musk, 53, would provide the White House with "advice and guidance" from outside the government. They would also collaborate with the Office of Management and Budget to "drive large scale structural reform, and create an entrepreneurial approach to Government never seen before."
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The announcement sparked a meme fest on social media. Let's take a look at the reactions:
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy at D.O.G.E. 🤣
pic.twitter.com/sUCfz0rkwr
Musk Trump Ramaswamy
Are 1. Family orientation. ✅
2. Entrepreneurs. ✅
3, NOT POLITICIANS 🦠 pic.twitter.com/f9M0yW2r6T
With the official announcement of DOGE, I decided to ask Grok to create an image of Musk and Ramaswamy joining forces to do battle with the hordes of bureaucratic waste made manifest as towers of paper. I think it did a great job save not getting Vivek's ethnicity correct! pic.twitter.com/ImoK1XmzAY
— Liam Hagerty (@liamseanhagerty)Vivek Ramaswamy x Elon Musk at The Department of Government Efficiency.
Let that sink in. pic.twitter.com/9bDxxsPX69
Two dopes, one D.O.G.E.
Breaking news: Trump names Musk and Ramaswamy heads of a government efficiency effort pic.twitter.com/qEDHPADG7n
🔥🔥Musk and Ramaswamy 🔥🔥. This is going to be epic.🚀🚀 pic.twitter.com/djLVwdkmJD
— Suresh Pattu (@sureshpattu)How the DOGE would function was unclear at first, even after Trump's declaration. It could fall under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, which establishes requirements for the conduct and public accountability of outside organizations that provide advice to the government.
In order to avoid any possible conflicts of interest, federal personnel are often expected to disclose their assets and entanglements and to sell off any sizable interests that are connected to their jobs. According to The Associated Press, Musk and Ramaswamy would not be subject to such regulations or ethical restrictions since they would not be considered official federal employees.
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