A threat of tech billionaire Elon Musk, dismissal, has caused confusion over the weekend. Musk wants to see from them within a fixed period of time – otherwise they should go. A number of US authorities pointed out their employees not to answer a corresponding email Musks, as several US media reported, citing the situation. The union of the government officials (AFGE) also legally against the instruction, as can be seen from court documents.
Musk announced on Saturday on his platform X that-in accordance with the instructions of US President Donald Trump-all federal employees would soon receive a corresponding email. “The non -prayer answers will be seen as a termination,” he threatened.
Apparently two million recipients
Court documents show that an email with the subject “What did you do last week?” In fact, on Saturday by an address from the US Authority for Human Resources Management-with the instructions to demonstrate work certificates, and to put the direct supervisor in CC. The deadline is Monday evening, 11:59 p.m. (local time). “According to the information available, this email was sent to over two million federal employees,” the documents said.
US media reported that the instruction was then given in several authorities not to follow the call. The Ministry of Defense divided a corresponding instructions from the HR manager on S. Selnick on Sunday. Musk reacted to another high-ranking official of the ministry, who had sharply criticized the instructions according to media reports, at X with the words: “Anyone who has the hiring of this Pentagon official should look for a new job.”
Elon Musk mocked
However, according to the US media, FBI director Kash Patel and secret service coordinator Tulsi Gabbard are among those who have given such instructions-both have recently been appointed to their positions by Trump. It is therefore unclear to what extent there is disagreement within the US government about how e-mail will be done with Musks and who should answer it at all.
A second instruction from the US Authority for HR Management then donated further ambiguity on Monday-according to the agreed media reports, civil servants were informed that answering the previous email was “voluntary” and therefore no dismissals were to be feared.
Meanwhile, Elon Musk comments on his platform X. In an ironic meme, he suggests that the Achilles’ heel of the “largest, inflexible bureaucracy in the world” is the simple question: “What did you do last week?”
& mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 25, 2025
He also wrote on Monday morning Central European time that the request in the email was “deeply trivial”-you should only have typed a few words and click on “Send”. Nevertheless, so many failed in this “test”. “Have you ever noticed such incompetence and disregard for how your taxes are issued?” Asked the multi -illiardair on his platform X.
Donald Trump finds Elon Musk’s approach “great”
The US President denied contradictory communication. In some authorities there were instructions not to answer because they dealt with confidential matters, Trump said on the sidelines of a meeting with France head of state Emmanuel Macron. “That was by no means meant as an attack on Elon,” emphasized the Republican and called Musks email “a fairly ingenious idea”. Before that, he had already strengthened his back on the tech billionaire and wrote at Truth Social that he wanted to see him even more “aggressive”.
Trump has commissioned Musk to reduce government spending and gives him practically free hand. For this purpose, a committee with the name Doge (Department of Government Efficiency) was formed, which is connected to the White House. In Trump’s name, Musk drives the conversion of the state apparatus – including mass detections.
With dpa.
