washington ¨C Elon Musk¡¯s rapid takeover of two U.S. government agencies has enabled the South African-born billionaire to exert unprecedented control over the United States¡¯ 2.2-million-member federal workforce and begin a dramatic reshaping of government.
The world¡¯s richest man and an ally of President Donald Trump, Musk, 53, has in two weeks created a new center of power in Washington as he executes Trump¡¯s cost-cutting initiative to reduce the size of the U.S. government.
The CEO of Tesla and founder of SpaceX, Musk has acted swiftly since Trump¡¯s Jan. 20 inauguration, deploying teams of current and former employees of his companies as his agents.
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