Last Tuesday, February 25, the White House revealed that the tycoon Elon Musk “Technically it is not part” of the official team of the government efficiency department (Dogefor its acronym in English), although the president Donald Trump He had mentioned that the South African was the agency administrator.
According to the press secretary at the White House, Karoline LeavittElon Musk is not in charge of carrying out or defining the current restructuring in the Federal Agencies of the United States, because the tycoon is only “one of the main Advisors“Of the Republican president, who fully trusts him.
Leavitt’s statement arose after claims by some heads of various federal agencies, such as leaders of the Pentagonthe State Department, the Department of National security and the department of Energywho oppose the idea that Musk access government systems.
Officials believe that South African is exercising “practically without control” and could be violating the Constitution of the United States, for which, Elon Musk’s new role in Doge It could redefine the course of the conflict, since the department plans to fire thousands of federal workers in March.
Who is the Doge administrator?
Donald Trump’s administration mentioned that Elon Musk “does not have the authority real to take government decisions By himself “, because his only function is to advise the Republican President, who also has other main consultants within the White House, whose work is to share suggestions and advice.
Given this situation, the White House published a new documentation related to the Department of Government Efficiency, where they reveal that the person at the head of the Doge is Amy Gleasona 53 -year -old official who worked from 2018 to 2023 in the digital service of the United States, a federal agency that no longer exists.
“Amy Gleason has been the Doge administrator for a long time, I think that maybe for a month. She is a great official and is doing her job as administrator. Everyone already knew it but now we tell you because the media are hunting dogs“The press secretary announced at the White House.
According to Karoline Leavitt, the Doge Chief also worked as a “product director” in two medical care companies based in Nashville: Russell Street Ventures and Main Street Healthtwo companies that were founded by the businessman Brad Smithwho worked in the first administration of Donald Trump in the health sector.
The Russell Street Ventures website indicates that Amy Gleason worked with primary care doctors in rural for COVID-19 “, working on projects with the centers for disease control and prevention (CDCfor its acronym in English).
Amy also has a consulting company, called Gleason Strategieswhere it has been shown as an activist against the condition “Judg myositis“, an uncommon autoimmune disease that affected her daughter and usually causes muscle and rash weakness in the skin of children and adolescents.
.@Presssec: “Amy Gleason you have the Doge Administrator for Quito Subime, I Believe Several Weeks, Maybe A Month … She’s a Career Official. She’s Doing Her Job As The Administrator … Everybody Knew and We Said Who She was to All of You Beckles You Are Hounds In The Media.” pic.twitter.com/nztdhvmi8c
– Cspan (@cspan) February 26, 2025