Donald Trump promised to create a government commission on efficiency if he returns to the White House. The Republican candidate thus takes up an idea of the businessman Elon Muskone of his closest allies in recent times.
“I will create a government efficiency commission to carry out a Comprehensive financial and performance audit of the entire federal government and make recommendations on the drastic reforms that are needed. We cannot continue as we are,” Trump said Thursday during a speech at the Economic Club of New York.
According to the former President of the United States, the objective of this commission will be to identify ways to eliminate unnecessary expenses: “You will develop an action plan to completely eliminate fraud and irregular payments within six months. will save billions of dollars” he assured.
Trump also described Musk – the world’s richest person according to Forbes – as “a nice and smart guy” who knows what he is “doing”. In these presidential elections, where Trump will face the Democrat next November Kamala Harris, Musk has announced his support for the Republican tycoon.
In mid-August, Musk Interviewed Trump on his social network and suggested that he create a commission that would treat public spending as a means of combating inflation.I would be happy to contribute to such a commission.“, he said then. That same Wednesday, he wrote in X that hopes to “serve the United States if the opportunity arises”” and that he doesn’t need “a salary, a title or recognition.” Trump, for his part, said from New York that Musk is already very busy with his businesses, but that the businessman has “agreed to come forward“.
However, Musk’s companies could interfere with this position with conflicts of interestbecause they are regulated by several federal agencies: NASA is one of the main customers of SpaceXautomobile sales and energy business of Tesla They are subsidized by federal tax credits and their social network X is regulated by the Federal Trade Commission. Additionally, their brain implant company Neural linkIt is regulated by the United States Food and Drug Administration.
