Trump Administration Tells Agencies They Can Ignore Musk Order On Email Reply

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Has Musk Triggered a Revolt Inside Trump’s Camp?

Donald Trump may have called it “genius,” but his cabinet members aren’t amused by the billionaire’s email ultimatum.

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Four emails have been received by Kevin D., 34 years old, an intelligence and civilian analyst employed by one of the Pentagon agencies at a Maryland base. The last, from Darin Selnick, who serves as Undersecretary of Personnel and Preparation at the Department of Defense, asks him to ignore an earlier e-mail from Elon Musk’s team, in which he was required to detail five accomplishments last week in the performance of his duties.

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In reversal, feds notify workers they can ignore Elon Musk's latest DOGE directive to justify their jobs

Federal workers who received an email demanding they list their accomplishments from the past week are not required to respond, according to the Office of Personnel Management.

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Trump administration, breaking with Musk’s directive, says replying to his email is voluntary - West Hawaii Today

WASHINGTON — Elon Musk’s monthlong rampage through the federal bureaucracy appears to have met its first real test, as some of President Donald Trump’s top loyalists flatly reject the billionaire’s demand that their employees justify their jobs or be summarily fired.

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Trump administration allows federal agencies to disregard Musk's email order

Office of Personnel Management, which oversees federal human resource functions, informed chief human capital officers of decision during a call on Monday, reports The Washington Post - Anadolu Ajansı

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Politico’s Jonathan Martin Predicts When Trump Will Dump Musk

Martin predicted that Americans might see Trump dump his cost-cutting bulldog Elon Musk as he grows “tired” of the billionaire’s “antics” and “unpopularity.”