Melania likes 'First Buddy' Elon Musk, Trump's inner circle feeling iced out

President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Elon Musk to lead a newly established advisory body, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), designed to streamline federal bureaucracy with an entrepreneurial approach. Announced on November 12, DOGE aims to drive large-scale reforms to improve government operations without being a formal federal agency. Musk, an outspoken billionaire and CEO of Tesla and X (formerly Twitter), had hinted at his collaboration with Trump prior to the election. Trump's statement likened DOGE’s potential impact to that of the Manhattan Project, envisioning transformative changes in how the government functions. Musk promised transparency for DOGE’s actions, inviting public feedback on budget cuts and proposing a leaderboard to highlight wasteful federal spending.