{"id":2402,"date":"2025-05-16T00:01:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T00:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/?p=2402"},"modified":"2025-05-16T00:02:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T00:02:41","slug":"trump-official-who-is-taking-over-doge-from-elon-musk-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/?p=2402","title":{"rendered":"Trump Official Who Is Taking Over DOGE From Elon Musk Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump\u2019s senior budget officer is expected to take over operations at the Department of Government Efficiency once Elon Musk steps down.<\/p>\n<p>Russell Vought, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, will soon take on much of DOGE\u2019s workload, including working with Congress to recoup funds, reclassifying federal employees, and advancing his proposed 2025 budget, which would significantly reduce government funding, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/doge-russ-vought-trump-elon-musk-0a1bbeb4?mod=mhp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wall Street Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/?p=2404\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1975 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Readmore-1-1-1-1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_2402\" class=\"pvc_stats total_only  \" data-element-id=\"2402\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump\u2019s senior budget officer is expected to take over operations at the Department of Government Efficiency once Elon Musk steps down. 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