What role has Musk been handed?
Musk will work with the White House and Office of Management & Budget to "drive large scale structural reform, and create an entrepreneurial approach", Trump said.
Critically, the new department will "provide advice and guidance from outside of government", meaning that Musk's role will not require Senate approval and allows him to remain the head of electric car company Tesla, social media platform X and rocket company SpaceX.
On his X platform, Musk tweeted a photo referencing his appointment and its ties to his Doge cryptocurrency. AOL.
