Trump signs a decree to reduce the size of the administration and give more power to Elon Musk

The president of the United States, Donald Trump, signed an executive order on Tuesday to «significantly» the staff of the Public Administration and grant more power to the new Government Efficiency Department (Doge, in English), which is under the supervision of Elon Musk and is responsible for trimming public spending.

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The ruler appeared before the press in the Oval Office of the White House next to Musk, who wore a black cap with the acronym Maga, Trump’s campaign slogan, ‘Make America Great Again’ («Make the US Again ») and was accompanied by his youngest son, X Æ A-XII, whom the businessman calls X.

Trump immediately gave the floor to Musk, who made extensive statements in which he affirmed that the federal administration has become a «fourth non -elected branch» and stressed the need to implement «common sense controls» to reduce, among other things, unnecessary expenses.

The businessman minimized criticism about his role in the government and the possible conflicts of interest, since six of his companies are under investigations, complaints or have been subject to regulatory measures by eleven federal agencies, on which he is now acting for Cut out staff.

Musk assured journalists that he tries to be as transparent as possible, although he does not intend to make their financial statements public. «Transparency is what generates trust,» he said.

For his part, Trump supported Musk’s position, ensuring that there is no problem with his role and denouncing the existence of «fraud» and «abuse» in the award of public contracts, as well as «tens of billions of dollars» They were going to be wasteful.

The Executive Order instructs federal agencies to collaborate with Doge to reduce personnel and limit hiring, with the aim of decreasing «significantly» the size of the federal government, as confirmed to the press a White House official.

According to more details filtered to media such as Semafor and The Washington Post, the order urges agencies to limit hiring to «essential» positions, prepare for important template reductions and restrict the replacement of vacancies after the casualties of staff.

Specifically, under Trump’s new executive order, agencies can only hire a new employee for every four left, once the current freezing of federal contracting is finished, according to a White House document shared with The Washington Post .

The same document indicates that exceptions will be made for positions related to national security and immigration control, allowing hiring in these areas.

The actions of the Doge, which include the dismantling of some US agencies, the expulsion of tens of thousands of officials and access to some of the most sensitive payment systems of the federal government, have caused demands and generated chaos.

As part of its offensive to reduce expenses, the DOGE has de facto dismantled the US agency for international development (USAID) and the Office of Financial Protection of the Consumer (CFPB), created after the financial crisis of 2008, with the closure of their offices and uncertainty about the future of its employees.