{"id":2337481,"date":"2024-09-05T18:39:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T22:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-pledges-to-create-musk-led-govt-efficiency-commission\/"},"modified":"2024-09-05T18:44:12","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T22:44:12","slug":"trump-pledges-to-create-musk-led-govt-efficiency-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-pledges-to-create-musk-led-govt-efficiency-commission\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Pledges To Create Musk-Led Govt. &#8216;Efficiency Commission&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-pledges-to-create-musk-led-govt-efficiency-commission%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2337481&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thanksgiving-gas-prices-to-break-record\/\" title=\"Thanksgiving Gas Prices to Break Record\">recent economic speech<\/a> at The Economic Club \u2064of\u200d New York, former\u2062 President Donald Trump announced\u200d his\u200b intention\u2063 to create a &#8220;government efficiency\u200d commission&#8221; led by Elon\u200c Musk, should \u200che win\u200c the upcoming presidential election in November. The commission \u200cwould focus on \u200bconducting a thorough financial audit of the \u200cfederal \u200cgovernment, aiming to identify \u2062and eliminate wasteful programs. This\u2062 announcement follows media reports indicating Trump&#8217;s consideration of a panel of business\u2062 leaders to enhance government efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>Trump emphasized the need to reduce the corporate tax rate to 15% for companies producing goods in the U.S., a decrease from \u2063the \u2063current 21%. He also \u2062promised to cut \u2064ten federal regulations for every new one implemented, referencing his previous deregulation efforts during his \u2064first term. In addition to\u2064 advocating for lower \u200btaxes and\u2064 regulations, Trump highlighted the economic challenges inflicted by the current \u2064administration and contrasted his solutions with the policies supported by Vice President Kamala \u2063Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Further outlining his economic strategy, Trump pledged \u2063to promote energy independence and reduce inflation while ensuring secure borders and lower crime rates. \u2062He aims to counter what he described as\u2062 the &#8220;anti-energy&#8221;\u200b directives of the Biden \u200badministration and proposed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/homeland-security-authorizes-tsa-to-enforce-joe-biden-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"Homeland Security Authorizes TSA to Enforce Joe Biden Mask Mandate\">national emergency declaration<\/a>\u2063 to boost domestic energy\u200b production.\u2062 Trump&#8217;s vision is centered around\u200b revitalizing \u2064the economy through \u200d<a 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Donald Trump pledged to create a &ldquo;government efficiency commission&rdquo; spearheaded by X owner Elon Musk if elected this November.<\/p>\n<p>This commission will be &ldquo;tasked with conducting a complete financial and performance audit of the entire federal government and making recommendations for drastic reforms,&rdquo; the 2024 GOP presidential nominee <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/townhallcom\/status\/1831734087591051554\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> during his address to The Economic Club of New York.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-066960a2d192d6c14730d2d215ff9d37 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-066960a2d192d6c14730d2d215ff9d37\"><\/div>\n<p>The announcement came days after The Washington Post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2024\/09\/02\/trump-elon-musk-commission-doge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> that Trump was considering forming such a group, comprised of leading business leaders, to identify and slash wasteful government programs.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout his address, the former president voiced support for lowering the corporate tax rate to 15 percent for companies &ldquo;that make their product in America,&rdquo; which is lower than the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taxpolicycenter.org\/briefing-book\/how-did-tax-cuts-and-jobs-act-change-business-taxes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">current 21 percent<\/a> established by Republicans&rsquo; 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act. (The previous rate was 35 percent). He also <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/townhallcom\/status\/1831733670152945803\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pledged<\/a> to slash at least 10 federal regulations for every new one created, expanding upon a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.presidency.ucsb.edu\/documents\/fact-sheet-president-trumps-historic-deregulation-benefitting-all-americans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">policy<\/a> enacted during his first term.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I took care of our economy like I would take care of my own company in every decision,&rdquo; Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-vows-cut-business-tax-rate-15-create-government-efficiency-commission-led-elon-musk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;I asked, will I create jobs here, or will I be sending jobs overseas? Will it make America richer and stronger, or will it make our country weaker and poorer? &hellip; I always put America first every single time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Republican nominee used the opportunity to highlight Americans&rsquo; economic suffering caused by the disastrous policies implemented by the Biden-Harris administration. Contrasting his vision with that put forward by Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/townhallcom\/status\/1831731694442778630\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">noted<\/a> the 2024 Democrat nominee&rsquo;s support for &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/21\/yes-kamalas-price-controls-lead-to-socialism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">communist price controls<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/politics\/harris-breaks-biden-capital-gains-tax-calls-top-rate-28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wealth confiscation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/harris-does-about-face-several-far-left-policies-distances-herself-from-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">energy annihilation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ijr.com\/kamala-harris-past-support-for-reparations-could-come-back-to-haunt-her\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reparations<\/a>,&rdquo; and &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/27\/kamala-harris-wants-amnesty-and-open-borders-not-a-secure-border\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mass amnesty and citizenship<\/a> for tens of millions of migrants who will consume trillions of dollars in federal benefits and destroy Social Security and Medicare.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-86def099bf3480d2ab97ece99499deff fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-86def099bf3480d2ab97ece99499deff\"><\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;I am promising low taxes, low regulations, low energy costs, low interest rates, secure borders, low, low crime and surging incomes for citizens of every race, religion, color and creed,&rdquo; Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-vows-cut-business-tax-rate-15-create-government-efficiency-commission-led-elon-musk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;My plan will rapidly defeat inflation, quickly bring down prices and reignite explosive economic growth.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The former president further <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-vows-cut-business-tax-rate-15-create-government-efficiency-commission-led-elon-musk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">promised<\/a> to reverse the &ldquo;anti-energy&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/13\/trump-promises-to-unleash-american-energy-with-alaskan-oil-and-gas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">directives<\/a> of the Biden-Harris administration by instituting &ldquo;a policy of energy abundance, energy independence and even energy dominance.&rdquo; This would include the issuance of a &ldquo;national emergency declaration to achieve a massive increase in domestic energy supply&rdquo; should he win the election this fall.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-28d7270445d91c3c4dff037bc2b7188c fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-28d7270445d91c3c4dff037bc2b7188c\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He previously served as a state content writer for Convention of States Action and his work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics, RealClearHealth, and Conservative Review. 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The purpose of this commission will be to perform a comprehensive financial and performance audit of the federal government and propose substantial reforms, as stated by Trump during his speech at The Economic Club of New York. This announcement followed a report from The Washington Post indicating that Trump was contemplating forming such a group with prominent business leaders to identify and eliminate wasteful government programs.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout his speech, Trump expressed support for reducing the corporate tax rate to 15% for companies that manufacture their products in America\u2014lower than the current 21% set by the Republicans&#8217; 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act (which had previously been 35%). He also committed to eliminating at least ten federal regulations for every new regulation introduced, building on a policy from his first term.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I managed our economy as I would my own business in every decision,&#8221; Trump remarked. &#8220;I considered whether it would create jobs here or send them overseas. Would it strengthen America or weaken it? I always prioritized America.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>The Republican nominee took this opportunity to emphasize the economic hardships faced by Americans due to what he described as harmful policies from the Biden-Harris administration. He contrasted his vision with that of Vice President Kamala Harris, criticizing her support for &#8220;communist price controls,&#8221; wealth confiscation, energy destruction, reparations, and mass amnesty for millions of migrants who could burden federal benefits systems like Social Security and Medicare.<\/p>\n<p>Trump promised low taxes, minimal regulations, affordable energy costs, low interest rates, secure borders, reduced crime rates, and increased incomes across all demographics. He asserted that his plan would swiftly combat inflation and stimulate significant economic growth.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, he vowed to overturn what he termed the &#8220;anti-energy&#8221; policies of Biden&#8217;s administration by implementing strategies aimed at achieving energy abundance and independence. This could involve declaring a national emergency to significantly boost domestic energy production if he secures victory in the upcoming election this fall<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":539,"featured_media":2337482,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/unnamed-2-1.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[40238,5045,4250,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2337481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-efficiency-commission","tag-government","tag-musk","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/unnamed-2-1.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/539"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2337481"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337481\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2337482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2337481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2337481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2337481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}