An emboldened Elon Musk is once again directing federal employees to justify their existence in writing — or face dismissal.
Musk made his renewed demand in a social media post Monday after President Donald Trump seemed to contradict other senior administration officials and approve the directive that the billionaire initially sent out to workers over the weekend.
“Subject to the discretion of the President, they will be given another chance,” Musk wrote on X. “Failure to respond a second time will result in termination.”
The billionaire’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency on Saturday sent an email to federal agencies with the subject line “What did you do last week.” It sowed confusion and fear among workers, especially after Musk posted on X that failure to respond would be “taken as a resignation.”
