Who is Russell Vought? The controversial figure taking over DOGE from Elon Musk

Russell Vought arrives for a ‘Make America Wealthy Again’ event at the White House (Picture: Getty)

Elon Musk is stepping down as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to focus on his tanking sales at Tesla, as well as maybe going to Mars.

The world’s richest man has been a high profile member of Donald Trump’s administration, but the man taking his place could be just as influential, if not so widely recognisable.

Arch-conservative Russell Vought is one of the co-authors of Project 2025...