President Donald Trump has given the world’s wealthiest man even more power to reshape the federal government by signing an executive order requiring agencies to cooperate with the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency and the effort to slash costs.
Trump signed the order as Musk stood over his shoulder in the Oval Office on Tuesday as reporters — and Musk’s young son — looked on. The president quickly turned over control of the question-and-answer session to his wealthy patron.
