DOGE appointment: Was Elon Musk demoted by Trump, is he going to fail miserably? This is what a noted TV anchor has said

Elon Musk is now busy announcing his upcoming plans for his Presidential administration after Joe Biden's tenure. And while doing so, he announced a federal department known as 'DOGE: Department of Government Efficiency', and has nominated Elon Mu...

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Chaos around the 'DOGE: Department of Government Efficiency', a federal department announced by Trump, has already begun with many claiming that Trump has 'demoted' Elon Musk by placing him as the co-head of this recently 'made-up' department. Reports suggest that Musk has a lot of potential in serving other roles in the White House administration and Trump placing him in this all-new department is raising more than a few eyebrows.

Moreover, the biggest takeaway is that Trump is placing two of his most trustworthy people, Musk and Ramaswamy together in this one department, which could suggest that there could be more than what meets the eye.

Elon Musk 'humiliated' by Trump?

Meanwhile, TV anchor Lawrence O’Donnell, whose anti-Trump stance is publicly known, has claimed that Musk's new position was more like a 'demotion' than a 'promotion or empowerment'. He also said that Trump was being given shared responsibility with a person like Ramaswamy, who isn't a billionaire himself, and has also never worked in a government before.


O’Donnell is of the opinion that receiving a shared press release from Trump may have been humiliating for Elon Musk in the first place, when even Pete Hegseth, who isn’t even the richest person at Fox, got his own press release.

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