The answer is revealed. Mr. Trump really wants to give Musk an official post!
On November 12th local time, Trump announced that Musk and American entrepreneur Ramaswami will lead the proposed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Picture of Ramaswami and Musk.

The undisputed number one supporter of the King of Understanding.
According to foreign media reports, Musk spent approximately $200 million on campaigning for Trump during the 2024 election.
In order to attract votes for Trump, the highly business savvy Musk came up with a trick to make voters rich overnight. The “Super Political Action Committee” he founded launched a petition signing campaign in several swing states, randomly selecting one person from the signatories every day and giving away $1 million directly!
In addition, Musk has also been campaigning for Trump on various occasions, especially using the social media platform X under his control to frequently speak for Trump. He can be called an iron supporter and soul fellow of Mr. Trump. (See also the article “Recently, Musk is Busy” in this account)
On October 5th, when Trump returned to Pennsylvania, where he had been assassinated, for a rally, Musk wore a “MAGA” baseball cap and walked onto the stage, waving his fists and shouting in the sky
At this moment, the powerful appeal and infectiousness inspired by the strong alliance between the two people plunged the gathered crowd into boiling and frenzy
Looking back on it, Mr. Trump’s strong victory is inseparable from Musk’s full support.
After the election results came out, Musk was invited to participate in the Trump family’s celebration and appeared in the family photo of Mr. Trump. The closeness of their relationship is evident.
After Trump’s election victory, Musk (second from right) took a photo with the Trump family.

For a moment, the whole world was discussing whether Trump, who had returned strongly, would give Musk an appointment.
Trump’s statement revealed the answer.
The powerful ‘Government Efficiency Department’?
According to Mr. Trump’s plan, next, the establishment of the new organization “Government Efficiency Department” really needs to be put on the agenda.

The Trump campaign team stated that the new agency “will send a shockwave to the entire system and anyone involved in government waste,” even comparing it to the “Manhattan Project” that secretly developed the atomic bomb project during World War II.

However, Trump’s establishment of the “Government Efficiency Department” is not just about creating a position for Musk.

The ultimate goal: serve Mr. Trump.

Overall, this new institution is the stronghold that Trump uses to balance and confront the “deep government” of the United States!

According to Trump, the main function of the new agency is to “pave the way for dismantling government bureaucracies, reducing excessive regulation and wasteful spending, and restructuring federal agencies.

Simply put, the mission of the “Government Efficiency Department” is to pave the way for Trump to dismantle the current bureaucratic system that constrains his own power, so that Trump can minimize the constraints of the bureaucratic system to the greatest extent possible during his second presidential term.

Operation mode: flexible and autonomous.

As early as the election period, Trump and Musk repeatedly hinted to the outside world about the “Government Efficiency Department”, stating that “Musk doesn’t want to enter the cabinet, he just wants to be responsible for cutting costs”.

This seems to imply that Musk may not officially join the government, but rather “provide external advice and guidance to the government, promote large-scale structural reforms, and create an unprecedented way of government entrepreneurship.

Due to Musk’s need to manage an extremely large business empire, it is highly unlikely that he will be “full-time” involved in government work according to the existing model. Therefore, he may adopt a flexible and autonomous operating model with a “part-time” nature.

In addition, placing the “Government Efficiency Department” outside the cabinet is precisely beneficial for dismantling and restructuring existing government agencies based on Trump’s direct instructions.

It is interesting that the abbreviation “DOGE” for the Ministry of Government Efficiency is consistent with the name of the cryptocurrency “Dogecoin” promoted by Musk. After Musk announced his new position, “Dogecoin” immediately rose in price, soaring to 42 cents, an increase of 8%.

Screenshot of Musk’s personal social media account.

It can be expected that Musk will make full use of this institution to realize his values and seek favorable policies for the development of his business empire.

But the mountain of ‘deep government’ is deeply rooted in American politics, and it remains to be seen whether Musk and the ‘government efficiency department’ can truly break the constraints of the American bureaucratic system on the ‘strongest president in history’.