President Donald Trump held a meeting with his Cabinet and told them they run their departments. The meeting coincided with a post from Trump on the subject, eluding to the message that Elon Musk was not the one with the authority to initiate firings or layoffs.
Musk’s leadership of the Department of Government Efficiency has created an uproar in Washington and nationwide, as DOGE looks for government spending waste and jobs it determines aren’t needed.
Trump said in the post, “I have instructed the Secretaries and Leadership to work with DOGE on Cost Cutting measures and Staffing. As the Secretaries learn about, and understand, the people working for the various Departments, they can be very precise as to who will remain, and who will go.”
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