President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday named Katie Miller, who served in Trump’s first administration and is the wife of Trump’s incoming deputy chief of staff, as the first member of an advisory board led by billionaire allies Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. The aim is to drastically cut government spending, federal regulations and the federal workforce.
Miller, the wife of Trump’s designated homeland security adviser Stephen Miller, will join Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), an informal advisory body that will enable Trump’s administration to “reduce redundant regulations, cut wasteful spending, and restructure federal agencies.”
“Katie Miller will soon be joining DOGE! She has been a loyal supporter of mine for many years, and she will bring her professional experience to government efficiency,” Trump posted in a message on his social media platform Truth Social.
Musk and Ramaswamy recently revealed plans to eliminate many federal regulations created by what they call an anti-democratic, unaccountable bureaucracy, but have yet to announce DOGE team members.
thank you @realDonaldTrump For your faith. It is a deep honor to work for you at DOGE to make our government efficient and accountable. Let’s Make America Great Again! https://t.co/JYuvCEu6mp
— Katie Miller (@katierosemiller) December 23, 2024
Musk has said that he wants to reduce the number of federal agencies from 400 to 99.
Katie Miller served as deputy press secretary for the Department of Homeland Security in the first Trump administration and as press secretary for former Vice President Mike Pence.
She is currently the transition team spokesperson for Robert Kennedy Jr., Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services.
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