Trump originally appointed Ramaswamy and Tesla executive Elon Musk to lead the new Department of Government Efficiency.
Vivek Ramaswamy, one of the business leaders President-elect Donald Trump appointed to head a newly proposed Department of Government Efficiency, assured Americans that wide-sweeping cuts to Medicare and Social Security are unlikely as Trump's second term approaches.
'I think his comments reflect a reality that some of the new administration who are eager for federal government budget cuts in the name of efficiency are going to have to accept,' Beene told Newsweek. 'Programs like Social Security and Medicare are very popular with Americans and keeping them fully funded is pivotal to maintaining a sense of trust between those who have paid into these funds for years with the promise they would see coverage from them in their retirements.
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