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Though Donald Trump was sworn in as president on Jan. 20, 2025, appears to be Elon Musk, the world’s richest man.

Musk spent of his own money to help elect Trump and has in projects currently being decided upon by the federal government. Now, he has been named head of the wholly the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and as a so-called , he appears to be acting without any oversight.Ìý

Since being named the head of DOGE, Musk has taken over the reins of power at a terrifying rate. His people have and are .Ìý

Jeet Heer, national affairs correspondent for , spoke with ´óÏó´«Ã½ Senior Editor Sonali Kolhatkar on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Presents: Rising Up With Sonali about his latest analysis,