Hours after President Trump referred to as on DOGE chief Elon Musk to “get extra aggressive,” Musk introduced on Saturday afternoon that an electronic mail could be going out quickly to federal workers asking them to clarify what they’d finished final week.
Musk ominously acknowledged, “Failure to reply can be taken as a resignation” Nevertheless, there may be some doubt as as to whether federal guidelines for resignations cowl the failure to answer an electronic mail.
Musk posted on X, “According to President @realDonaldTrump ’s directions, all federal workers will shortly obtain an electronic mail requesting to know what they bought finished final week. Failure to reply can be taken as a resignation.”
According to President @realDonaldTrump’s directions, all federal workers will shortly obtain an electronic mail requesting to know what they bought finished final week.
Failure to reply can be taken as a resignation.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 22, 2025
Earlier Saturday morning (round 8 a.m. EST), Trump posted in all caps to Fact Social, “ELON IS DOING A GREAT JOB, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HIM GET MORE AGGRESSIVE. REMEMBER, WE HAVE A COUNTRY TO SAVE, BUT ULTIMATELY, TO MAKE GREATER THAN EVER BEFORE. MAGA!”
Saturday afternoon, copies of the e-mail, despatched from the Workplace of Personnel Administration (OPM), began being posted on-line by reporters The emails don’t embrace the resignation menace talked about earlier by Musk:
Topic: “What did you do final week?”
Please reply to this electronic mail with approx. 5 bullets of what you achieved final week and cc your supervisor.
Please don’t ship any labeled data, hyperlinks, or attachments.
Deadline is that this Monday at 11:59pmEST.
Civil servants throughout the federal government are getting hit with an electronic mail this night asking them to justify their jobs
Topic: What did you do final week?
“Please reply to this electronic mail with approx. 5 bullets of what you achieved final week and cc your supervisor.” pic.twitter.com/wI2r2c19Gl
— Allan Smith (@akarl_smith) February 22, 2025
The Trump White Home Fast Response Workforce chimed in, “Simply bought this electronic mail. The place do we start?” The submit was adopted by 5 of the various issues President Trump and his administration achieved final week:
President Trump signed an govt order to develop entry to IVF. https://t.co/iofzyeHUNF
— Fast Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 22, 2025
The Border Patrol chief introduced President Trump’s insurance policies have led to a 94% drop in unlawful border crossings. https://t.co/gdA3sCsyab
— Fast Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 22, 2025
The Trump Administration is making certain that Maine doesn’t enable males in women’ locker rooms and sports activities. https://t.co/KAsmHRk2MB
— Fast Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 22, 2025
American Federation of Authorities Staff union (AFGE) President Everett Kelley slammed Musk’s electronic mail questionnaire in a statement issued Saturday:
“As soon as once more, Elon Musk and the Trump Administration have proven their utter disdain for federal workers and the crucial providers they supply to the American folks.
“It’s merciless and disrespectful to tons of of hundreds of veterans who’re carrying their second uniform within the civil service to be pressured to justify their job duties to this out-of-touch, privileged, unelected billionaire who has by no means carried out one single hour of trustworthy public service in his life.
“AFGE will problem any illegal terminations of our members and federal workers throughout the nation.”
Politico reported the e-mail has been obtained by staff throughout the federal government, “The e-mail seems to have been despatched broadly throughout the federal government. Staff within the State Division, the Nationwide Institute of Well being, the Common Companies Administration, Veteran Affairs, the Meals and Drug Administration and different companies all obtained a replica.”
