President Donald Trump has been moving at a breakneck pace to shake up the federal government, especially by utilizing the Department of Government Efficiency run by Elon Musk.

Steve Forbes, chair and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media, told Newsmax on Thursday that Trump learned lessons from his first administration that if he doesn’t rapidly advance his agenda, he might not get a lot done.

“Elon Musk epitomizes that,” Forbes told “Rob Schmitt Tonight.” “In a real entrepreneurship, things do look like a mess. Things do look like Helter Skelter, but if you’re going to get things done, you have to move, and move quickly.

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