WHOA: Trump officials finally TURN ON Elon Musk

At least there was sense from Trump appointees.   But what on Earth was Musk thinking?

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You likely know by now that Elon Musk, newly deputized by Trump as his hatchet man, sent the following email to all government employees:

"Consistent with President Donald Trump's instructions, all federal employees will shortly receive an email requesting to understand what they got done this last week. Failure to respond will be taken as a resignation."

Now, before we go any further, I just have to say that what’s most incredible here is that this is a political party that ran an entire campaign in 2016 on the dangers of compromising national security via email—and now these same people are demanding that members of the CIA write out five things they did this week to some random HR email address that may or may not be monitored by a 19-year-old kid whose long-standing principle is that he hates Indian people.

Are you kidding me?

What are judges supposed to write to HR—to explain five cases they heard? Are prosecutors supposed to detail every case they worked on? If the Republicans could take five minutes to remember one modicum of what they once pretended they stood for, and if they could pull Trump’s dick out of their mouth long enough for oxygen to return to their brains, they might be able to acknowledge how batshit crazy it is to run a government like this—and to put our national security at risk to the degree they’re putting it at risk right now.

But, of course, that would require a spine, and these bowls of Jell-O have the collective courage of a baby deer caught in the middle of a six-lane highway.

Pushback Against Musk’s Directive

To that point, Elon is getting some swift pushback, at least from a few people. According to the Department of Defense (DOD):

"DOD personnel may have received an email from OPM requesting information. The Department of Defense is responsible for reviewing the performance of its personnel, and it will conduct any review in accordance with its own procedures. When and if required, the department will coordinate responses to the email you have received from OPM. For now, please pause any responses to the OPM email titled 'What did you do last week?'"

Here’s another one from Kash Patel at the FBI:

"FBI personnel may have received an email from OPM requesting information. The FBI, through its Office of the Director, is in charge of all of our review processes and will conduct reviews in accordance with FBI procedures. When and if further information is required, we will coordinate the responses. For now, please pause any responses."

And finally, one more from Tulsi Gabbard for the Intelligence Community:

"Given the inherently sensitive and classified nature of our work, IC employees should not respond to the OPM email."

When Even Partisans Push Back…

If you’re Elon Musk, and you’re getting pushback from Kash Patel, Tulsi Gabbard, and Pete Hegseth at the Department of Defense—the most partisan actors in America—then maybe, just maybe, you’ve lost the plot.

So yeah, I don’t know, maybe it’s not a great idea to have every FBI agent and Intelligence Community member list out what they’re doing to a random HR email address. Maybe it’s not a great idea to have every member of the military and Department of Defense reveal what they’re doing to some random HR email address.

Maybe if Elon had half a brain, he’d have realized that before he decided to embarrass himself by cosplaying as the Emperor of America.

And if Trump had half a brain, he’d step in while this idiot oligarch continues to embarrass this administration. But none of that will happen, and instead, this public humiliation will continue to play itself out.

Granted, Trump is not going to do anything to stop it because he already got what he needed out of Elon in the form of a quarter of a billion dollars to get him the presidency. Now, it’s time for him to sit back and allow Elon to run the show and cash in on his side of the quid pro quo.

Musk's Self-Interest

And lest there be any doubt:

❌ No, Elon is not doing this out of some patriotic calling.
✅ Yes, Elon is deriving a direct benefit from all of this.

Think about where Musk spent his time with DOJ—under the pretense of cutting out waste, fraud, and abuse, he started with USAID.

Well, the USAID Inspector General had already initiated a probe into Starlink satellite terminals in the Russia-Ukraine war. That Inspector General was fired, and the investigation into Elon was shut down.

Who does that benefit?

Or how about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)—another early Elon target?

Consumers have submitted over 300 complaints about Tesla to the CFPB—66 of these complaints were submitted in the last year. And yet, Trump fired CFPB Director Rohit Chopra and installed Project 2025 architect Russ Vought as the bureau’s acting director.

The CFPB’s Washington headquarters was then closed, and staff and contractors were all told that they cannot perform any work tasks.

Musk himself tweeted “Delete CFPB” less than a week after the agency finalized a rule that could put his planned collaboration with Visa to offer a real-time payment system under federal scrutiny.

The Department of Labor, EPA, SEC, and More

And that’s just the beginning.

📌 The Department of Labor, which oversees the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), was investigating Tesla and SpaceX over unfair labor practices, safety violations, and discriminatory work practices. Trump fired the Department of Labor Inspector General, blocked the NLRB from ruling on cases, and gutted the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) via executive order.

📌 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had multiple lawsuits against Tesla for violations of the Clean Air Act and hazardous waste laws at its Fremont, CA plant. Trump fired the EPA Inspector General.

📌 The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued Twitter in January 2025, alleging that Musk misled shareholders about his Twitter stock purchases. Trump pushed out the SEC chair, leaving the agency with a Republican majority.

There are 12 federal agencies where Elon Musk has a conflict—12 agencies where either he or Trump have kneecapped their ability to continue investigating him or levying fines.

Final Thoughts

When it comes to government waste, I am all for rooting it out.
But when you’re doing it in a way that compromises our national security…
When you’re doing it in a way that puts the intelligence community at risk…
When you’re doing it in a way that jeopardizes our military…
And when you’re doing it in a way that just so happens to benefit you…

Then excuse me if I’m not sold on the virtue of this plan.

And that’s before even getting into the fact that I am adamantly opposed to the notion of the world’s richest man cutting Medicaid, firing veterans from the VA, ending cancer research, and stripping away education funding.

But hey, remember:
If Elon actually cared about those things, he has the personal wealth to solve all of them on his own.

But he hasn’t. And he won’t.

Because his priority isn’t people—it is consolidating more power, more influence, and more money for himself.

Do not listen to what Trump and Elon say.
Watch what they do.

Because they are putting on full display exactly who they’re working for—and it’s not you, not me, and not even the Republican base.

It is themselves.