By Sabiu Abdullahi
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has unveiled the role of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk in his administration, referring to him as his enforcer-in-chief.
Trump explained that Musk, along with his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team, is tasked with ensuring the implementation of executive orders issued by the presidency.
During a joint interview with Fox News, the U.S. president notes that it would be beneficial to execute his directives promptly.
According to Trump: “You write an executive order and you think it’s done, you send it out, it doesn’t get done. It doesn’t get implemented.
“And some guy that maybe didn’t want to do it, all of a sudden, he’s signing it.”
Throughout the interview, both Trump and Musk expressed mutual admiration while dismissing concerns that the president might be exceeding his executive authority.
Over the past three weeks, Trump has signed numerous executive orders, with several facing legal challenges over potential constitutional violations.
“One of the biggest functions of the DOGE team is just making sure that the presidential executive orders are actually carried out,” Musk told Fox News.