(5 Dec 2024)
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Washington, DC – 5 December 2024
1. Elon Musk walks out of meeting with Vivek Ramaswamy and House Speaker Mike Johnson, his 4-year-old son X Æ A-Xii sitting on his shoulders
2. UPSOUND (English) Reporters shout questions at Elon Musk:
"(Reporter: Elon, do you want to see Democrats here?)
Musk: Yes!"
3. Musk and company walk into next meeting
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Washington, DC – 5 December 2024
4. A different angle of Elon Musk walking down hallway with Vivek Ramaswamy and House Speaker Mike Johnson, with his son X Æ A-Xii sitting on his shoulders
5. They all walk past press into meeting, pan over to lawmakers walking behind them into meeting
STORYLINE:
Billionaire Elon Musk and fellow entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy arrived Tuesday on Capitol Hill for closed-door meetings about President-elect Donald Trump’s DOGE plans to “dismantle” the federal government.
Trump tapped the two business titans to head his Department of Government Efficiency, tasked with firing federal workers, cutting government programs and slashing federal regulations — all part of what he calls his "Save America" agenda for a second term in the White House.
Musk arrived on Capitol Hill with his four-year-old son X Æ A-Xii on his shoulders.
He didn’t respond to reporter questions about DOGE, other than to say he does hope Democrats will be involved.
Washington has seen this before, with ambitious efforts to reduce the size and scope of the federal government that historically have run into resistance when the public is confronted with cuts to trusted programs that millions of Americans depend on for jobs, health care, military security and everyday needs.
But this time Trump is staffing his administration with battle-tested architects of sweeping proposals, some outlined in Project 2025, to severely reduce and reshape the government.
Musk and Ramaswamy said they plan to work alongside the White House’s Office of Management and Budget, headed by Trump’s nominee Russ Vought, a mastermind of past cuts.
While neither Musk nor Ramaswamy have much public service experience, they bring track records in private business — Musk’s operations have vast government contracts — and enthusiasm for Trump’s agenda, having campaigned alongside him in the final stretch of the election.
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