Trump Plans To Appoint Elon Musk To Government Efficiency Commission If Elected, Tesla CEO Says He'll Do It For Free
Trump Plans To Appoint Elon Musk To Government Efficiency Commission If Elected, Tesla CEO Says He'll Do It For Free
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Thursday he would establish a government efficiency commission headed by billionaire supporter Elon Musk if he wins the presidency in November.
共和黨總統候選人特朗普概念週四表示,如果他在11月的總統大選中獲勝,他將成立一個由億萬富翁支持者埃隆·馬斯克領導的政府效率委員會。
The former president said that Tesla, Inc. (NASADQt: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk agreed to head the body in a speech on his economic plans at the New York Economic Club.
前總統在紐約經濟俱樂部關於其經濟計劃的演講中表示,特斯拉股份有限公司(納斯達克:TSLA)首席執行官埃隆·馬斯克同意負責這項業務。
"And Elon, because he's not very busy, has agreed to head that task force," Trump said.
「而埃隆因爲並不是很忙,已經同意負責領導那個特別小組,」 特朗普說。
"He's be a good one to do it, if he has the time, but he's agreed to do it."
「如果他有時間的話,他會是個很好的人選,但他已經同意做它。」
Trump had talked about the idea of a government efficiency commission with aides for weeks, people with knowledge of those conversations told Reuters, but Thursday's speech was the first time he publicly endorsed the idea, the outlet reported.
特朗普在與知情人士的對話中多次提到設立政府效率委員會的想法,據路透社報道,週四的演講是他首次公開支持這一想法。
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"I will create a government efficiency commission tasked with conducting a complete financial and performance audit of the entire federal government and making recommendations for drastic reforms," Trump said.
「我將設立政府效率委員會,負責對整個聯邦政府進行全面的財務和績效審計,並提出徹底改革的建議。」 特朗普說。
"We need to do it, can't go on the way we are now."
「我們需要這樣做,不能繼續現在的狀態。」
Trump said that fraud and improper payments cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars in 2022.
特朗普表示,2022年,欺詐和不當付款讓納稅人損失了數千億美元。
"As the first order of business, this commission will develop an action plan to totally eliminate fraud and improper payments within six months."
「作爲首要任務,這個委員會將在六個月內製定一個行動計劃,徹底消除欺詐和不當付款。」
He said taking such action will save the U.S. trillions of dollars while keeping the same level of government services.
他說,採取這樣的行動將在保持相同水平的政府服務的同時,爲美國節省數萬億美元。
"It's massive," he said. "Trillions of dollars is wasted, gone and nobody knows where it went."
「這是一筆鉅款,」他說,「數萬億美元被浪費,消失得無影無蹤。」
Musk said on an Aug. 19 podcast that he had held conversations with the former president about the commission and that he would be interested in serving on the body.
馬斯克在8月19日的播客中表示,他與前總統有過關於該委員會的交談,並且他對參與該機構非常感興趣。
"I look forward to serving America if the opportunity arises," Musk wrote on X on Thursday.
「如果有機會,我期待着爲美國服務,」馬斯克在X網上寫道。
"No pay, no title, no recognition is needed."
「沒有薪酬,沒有頭銜,也不需要認可。」
TSLA Price Action: Tesla has risen 4.06% to $228.32 as of Thursday's mid-afternoon trading.
TSLA價格行情:特斯拉的股價在週四下午交易中上漲了4.06%,至228.32美元。
Exchange-traded funds that hold the stock also gained on Thursday afternoon.
週四下午,持有該股票的交易所交易基金也上漲。
- T-Rex 2X Long Tesla Daily Target ETF (NASDAQ:TSLT) jumped 10.54%.
- Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 2X Shares (NASDAQ:TSLL) gained 10.35%.
- Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:XLY) picked up 1.12%.
- The Nightview Fund (NYSE:NITE) edged up 1.43%.
- ARK Innovation ETF (NYSE:ARKK) went up 1.54%.
- t-Rex 2X Long Tesla Daily Target ETF (NASDAQ:TSLT) 上漲了10.54%。
- Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 2X Shares (NASDAQ:TSLL) 上漲了10.35%。
- 非必需消費類etf-spdr (NYSE:XLY) 上漲了1.12%。
- 夜景基金 (NYSE:NITE) 上漲了1.43%。
- ark innovation etf (NYSE:ARKK) 上漲了1.54%。
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