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Inside Musk’s huge White House power grab

Inside Musk’s huge White House power grab

The billionaire is pushing ahead with plans to infiltrate all parts of Trump’s administration after axing his co-leader at DOGE.

Elon Musk arrives to speak at an indoor presidential inauguration parade event in Washington. AP

James Crisp

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Elon Musk was itching to get to work at his new US government department dedicated to slashing red tape and bureaucratic spending.

As Donald Trump became president, Musk’s axe had already fallen on his first victim: Vivek Ramaswamy, his co-leader at the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

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