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BumRushDaShow

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Tue Feb 25, 2025, 06:45 PM Feb 25

White House identifies DOGE administrator amid questions about Elon Musk's role [View all]

Source: CNBC

Published Tue, Feb 25 2025 3:34 PM EST | Updated 44 Min Ago


The acting administrator of President Donald Trump’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency has been identified as Amy Gleason, a White House official confirmed Tuesday.

The technical leader of DOGE was revealed shortly after White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt assured reporters that Elon Musk was overseeing the government-slashing unit.

Speaking at a White House press briefing, Leavitt declined repeated requests to name the DOGE administrator, whose identity had been a question mark for weeks.

Gleason was identified after the briefing by an official who requested anonymity to share the information. Leavitt’s refusals added more confusion about who is running DOGE, even as Musk appears to be in charge.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/25/doge-administrator-amy-gleason-elon-musk.html

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